Your mom's 3.5L should have plenty of torque.Originally posted by Firespirit@Jan 25 2004, 02:13 PM
personally I wouldnt tow a g3 with a g2....
my mom wants to tow my g3 with her g1 intrepid. no way.
if im right it puts a strain on the engine and tranny like woah!
But towing from IN to RI?? no way.. I dont wanna put that risk on the car, plus the tranny has a slow leak in it too!Originally posted by mikehawk+Jan 25 2004, 06:30 PM-->QUOTE (mikehawk @ Jan 25 2004, 06:30 PM)<!--QuoteBegin-FirespiritYour mom's 3.5L should have plenty of torque. [/b]@Jan 25 2004, 02:13 PM
personally I wouldnt tow a g3 with a g2....
my mom wants to tow my g3 with her g1 intrepid. no way.
if im right it puts a strain on the engine and tranny like woah!
Alex, a couple of questions:Originally posted by Twilight@Jan 25 2004, 07:07 PM
do not tow a car with another car if its unibody. thats just asking for insane stress on everything. and i think another car exceeds the intrepids towing capacity.
please just drive it, it would be much safer.
Hes talking about towing a g3 with a g2 car.Originally posted by sundarpn@Jan 26 2004, 12:59 PM
whats a unibody car?
mean no seperate frame.. like in trucks..
i thgt the taurus gen3 was pretty strong structureally. ??![]()
may be the sub frame connectoers wil help
thats cuz cheby is teh sux0rs.Originally posted by Bob Gervais@Jan 26 2004, 04:01 PM
FWIW, I tow a car trailer all the time with my Suburban, and it's pushing its limits doing that.
Just an FYI, I have a class 2 hitch installed on my car, but the only thing I tow is my sailboat (maybe 800 pountds, probably more around 600.)Originally posted by smithbt5@Jan 26 2004, 11:38 AM
You might have a tough time finding a trailer hitch for a Taurus that can handle that much weight. The most Ford rates a Taurus to tow is about 1700 lbs. I can't imagine a hitch manufacturer wasting money developing anything other than a Class I hitch (2000 lbs). All Tauruses are in excess of 3000 lbs. Also, the brakes will be completely inadequate to stop the load. Don't do it!