Hola all
As we know the car is an 1968 Imperial and on pg 7-6 of the 1968 FSM it
shows with fig.6 a drawing of the transmission oil flow- transmission coolers
with trailer tow-Imperial. This does mean ( again ) there is an Tow
Package for the Imperials too.
I just saw an email asking about brakes and the challenge of towing.
To me that one is an easy no brainer. The AirStream is not an lawn mower
towing trailer. They all have their own brakes. The 1965 Towing Test
by Motorcade Magazine does state the test Dodge stopped in an shorter distance
with the RV Trailer than with no trailer.
The newest AirStreams with the same length of trailer do weigh more than an
vintage trailer of the same lenght, but they do have there own set of
brakes.
http://www.airstreamforums.com/forums/
All RV Trailers with the seven point trailer to tow vehicle plug have
brakes. Sooo an Imperial of any year may handle the trailer.
Uncle Rodger & Aunt Gabby
COS
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 7:39
PM
Subject: Re: IML: Towing travel trailer
with 1968 Crown Convertible...
You did not mention brakes, your major challenge.
Henry
On 1/24/07, Javier, Bay
Adventures <javier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Everyone!
The
1968 IMP Imperial is going in for engine and transmission rebuild in
a
week or so and I'm starting the planning work for a 6-12 month cross
country road trip to begin in June. I hope to see a good many
Imperial
folks on my (mid-life crisis) adventure!
The
situation:
The 1968 owner's manual says *loaded trailer weight must
not exceed
4,000 lbs* and that just feels way too low to
me. Is that tow weight
rating because of the unit body
construction?
My initial thought is to pull an Airstream travel
trailer and the one I
am considering is 19' with a *dry* weight of
3,575lbs+/- including a
*hitch* weight of 510lbs. If the
4,000lbs is a hard limit, I would have
to completely empty holding tanks,
etc. every time I moved the rig or
consider going the tent
route. Or worse yet, I'd have to consider
changing tow
vehicles.
Has anyone with a 67-68 set it up to pull a travel trailer
of any size?
If so, to what result? I'm afraid of putting too
much stress on the
unit body and don't want to do something inherently
unsafe on mountain
roads.
Are there viable
alternatives/adjustments I can make to either vehicle
(without damaging
the Imperial's collectibility) or the trailer (weight
distribution
hitches) that would make pulling a small travel trailer
safe?
I
just find it odd that a six cylinder suv can pull a 6,000 trailer but
my
Imperial can't.
Warm regards,
(A very perplexed) Javier
Reynaldos, Miami Shores,
FL.
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