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Towing with a Nitro - 12/16/2006 3:53:22 PM    AirJunky   Posts: 9 Joined: 12/16/2006 Status: offline Anyone towing with a Nitro yet? I'd like to hear about your experience. I have a 98 Dakota I tow a 4000 ski boat on a tandem axle trailer with surge brakes. The Dakota GVWR is 6000 lbs with a 5.2 liter that has 230 horse & 300 ft/lbs of torque. Will a Nitro (GVWR of 4000 lb) with the 210 horse & 235 ft/lbs of torque really pull this boat safely? I know the Nitro is rated for 5000 lbs but it doesn't seem like towing a 5000 lb trailer with a 4000 lb truck is very wise. Maybe with a tandem axle & trailer brakes it can be done though. Anyone ever do it? BTW, I'm talking to Dave Smith Dodge, the largest dealer in the US. And their telling me the R/T or the MyGig stereo is not available till spring. Not sure I want to wait though. < Message edited by AirJunky -- 12/16/2006 9:52:13 PM > _____________________________ -- Bill Post #: 1

RE: Towing with a Nitro - 12/22/2006 11:31:05 AM    Radman   Posts: 69 Joined: 1/10/2006 Status: offline Sorry to say, Nitro does not offer a V8 or a class four (4) tow package. Guess I gotta keep pullen my 26' Trail Lite travel trailor with my 02 Dakota 4x4 4.7 Class four factory tow package. (in reply to AirJunky) Post #: 2

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