Towing with the SS
04-03-2007, 01:51 AM
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Thats kind fo cool. I would never do that though.
Thats almost as funny as me seeing my friends Brvada pulling a huge fishing boat with tandam axels. Man you could really feel that thing.
Thats almost as funny as me seeing my friends Brvada pulling a huge fishing boat with tandam axels. Man you could really feel that thing.
04-04-2007, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by QuickT/A
I've got one if you want it. It's a hidden hitch off of a WS.6 PM me
04-04-2007, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Kajun Taz
Newbie and can't seem to PM, so just send me an email, please.... kc5ilt@gmail.com.
06-11-2007, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by JL8Jeff
HaHa, you guys are welcome to buy me a truck to tow with. I'm not rich like a lot of people who seem to have a nice, fancy truck and a nice fancy f-body. There's no reason not to tow with the SS. The boat only weighs around 550 lbs with the motor so it's easily within the rating. And I already have 2 car loans(1 for the 70 SS396 and 1 for the 2000 SS) so I can't get a loan for a truck if I wanted to. Next to my old 91 454SS pickup, this car is actually the best tow vehicle I've had. But I will take donations towards the truck fund if you guys really want to toss something in. 
06-11-2007, 11:28 AM
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i saw a 4th gen trailering a 22ft bayliner that thing was slamed i was trying to get a pic of it with my cell phone but i couldnt find it under the seat i was sooo pissed off. the intire time i was thinking about this thread.
06-11-2007, 12:14 PM
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You remind me of a customer I delivered a Z06 to. Guy said he wanted a hitch.
Do I bust him in the nose, blow the sale, or price the hitch?
I sold the car skirted the issue and showed him where parts department was located. He returns for service with a friggen Mountain bike hanging off the back of HIS ZO6.
Do I bust him in the nose, blow the sale, or price the hitch?
I sold the car skirted the issue and showed him where parts department was located. He returns for service with a friggen Mountain bike hanging off the back of HIS ZO6.
06-11-2007, 12:35 PM
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Thats the beauty of living in a free country I guess. Sometimes it sucks but other times it is refreshing. I saw a lifted LT1 Trans Am the other day so to each his own I guess.
BTW, I read a review about the '93-'02 f-bodies only being rated at 1,000 pounds towing. Is there an error here? The reason I ask is because my little piece of **** Acclaim is rated at 2,000 pounds and it has a 100 hp 4 cylinder in it. You would think a V8 f-body would be rated at AT LEAST 2,000 if that car is.
BTW, I read a review about the '93-'02 f-bodies only being rated at 1,000 pounds towing. Is there an error here? The reason I ask is because my little piece of **** Acclaim is rated at 2,000 pounds and it has a 100 hp 4 cylinder in it. You would think a V8 f-body would be rated at AT LEAST 2,000 if that car is.
06-11-2007, 12:42 PM
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You need to take into consideration the suspension ratings. These towing capacities don't necessarily have to do with the horsepower of the car... just if the vehicle can handle it itself suspension wise. Difference also in tongue rating and the actual load being pulled.
06-11-2007, 12:56 PM
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im talking this car was on the bumper and the front end was nosed up like crazzzy and to boot its a CLEAN ss 98-02 looked pretty much stock except for the catback that was a 1/2in of the ground
06-11-2007, 04:10 PM
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LOL, I think what I'm going to do is sell the Acclaim and get a S10 or a Dakota or something like that to pull the boat with. I found a decent '99 Dakota with 105,000 miles on it for like $3,000 so I guess I'll do that instead. I'm not sure how heavy the boat and trailer is but it is a 19.5 foot boat with a 175 Mercury outboard. Would a V6 Dakota or S10 be able to handle that?
