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Tow truck: good setup
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 9:02 pm
by Spartacus
ive got a 1997 petrol 80s full time 4wd stock with H/D hayman reese
What would be a good setup to tow around a 1.5/2 tonne truck?
things like:
-- Electric brakes
-- Heavy duty suspension__TJM, ARB, Toughdog kits
-- Engine upgrades
-- Tyres
what else should i consider modifying?
Mitchell
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 9:11 pm
by beretta
It will pull 2 tonne okay, depends on other factors like wind resistance though to, maybe look at:
Cooling system upgrades, maybe bigger rad, thermos etc?
If it's an auto maybe upgrade oil cooler etc?
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 9:39 pm
by Spartacus
beretta wrote:It will pull 2 tonne okay, depends on other factors like wind resistance though to, maybe look at:
Cooling system upgrades, maybe bigger rad, thermos etc?
If it's an auto maybe upgrade oil cooler etc?
yeh its an auto... good thinkin
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:48 pm
by Mad Cruiser
Poly air bags will help
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 6:36 am
by ludacris
Electric brakes and air bags or heavy duty rear springs. A radiator proffessional flush. If it has not passed its towing capacity then it should handle it well.
LudaCris
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 9:27 am
by -Scott-
Rear springs will only need to be upgraded if there's significant load on them. If the trailer weighs 1.5T with a ball weight of only 100kg, and there's no significant weight in the rear of the tow vehicle then the rear springs aren't suffering.
If you've got a 2T trailer with 250kg ball weight and 500kg in the back of the tow vehicle then you'll need new rear springs - I wouldn't rely on Polyairs.
Keep an eye on Gross Combined Mass - it can be less than the sum of Gross Vehicle Mass and max trailer weight. But I don't think you'd come close with your 80 Series.
Once trailer mass passes some point (2T?) you're also required to have a break-away braking system.
Cheers,
Scott