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Amy |
Hi all, I'm moving from TX to NC and am trying to tow a 5x8 trailer. However my truck did not come with a tow hitch and I have a Daytona which stupidly covered up the hitch area with a ground effects piece of bumper. I've had several people including UHaul tell me it's ok to tow with just the bumper. Like i said i'm trying to tow a 5x8 trailer w/ maybe 400lbs max of stuff inside. if that even. Will this be safe?
 '05 Ram 1500 Daytona edition GoManGo! K&N cold air intake Borla catback exhaust functional SRT-10 hood scoop factory 2-tone leather (orange & black) Panther rims on Kumho tires 5% tint all around bedliner Pioneer DEH05000UB headunit KICKER KS20 tweets KICKER KS60 6" KICKER KS690 6X9s KICKER 650S amp |
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 I have seen many bumpers get bent down from the "400" weight. This weight might look ok but slapping front to rear and side to side may not work out. What is the weight of the trailer ? What is the tounge weight loaded ??? Check with your owners manule.  06 1500 Thunder Road Hemi, mega cab, 4x2. Brilliant black with bright silver lower, Trailer tow package, 4.10 anti-spin, Mopar under rail bed liner, Mopar Fiber glass bed cover, Putco chrome door and tail gate handle covers, Putco chrome mirrors covers and Mopar chrome grill, Mopar chromed alm step bars, Mopar Bed extender, Remote start Alarm, G.P.S., Ride-right rear bags, Line of fire L.E.D. tail light bar, Dodge front and rear mud flaps, Dolphin wireless sonar step, VR3 wireless color back-up camera, Bully tail light covers, Bully LED 3 rd brake light. Mopar CAI, Mopar TB spacer, Magnaflow SS ,Hella 700 FF, Hella HB5 bulbs, Billet gas and brake peddles. Running Royal Purple oil, Tranmission and gear lube. A Lead sled 16.9@82           |
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"Rob" VP Alaska Chapter  |
You'll have no problems towing that trailer with the bumper!!! It is rated at 500lbs tounge weight and 5000lbs towing you just cannot control the ride height of the trailer!!
  2008 Dodge Durango 4x4 SLT HEMI and 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 SLT Quad Cab HEMI www.lubedealer.com/99705/         April 25, 2007!! |
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"Garrett" |
 You'll be fine!2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee HEMI http://artisan-contracting.com/index.html http://www.blex.com/index.php |
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2007 4X4 Quadcab Detonator Yellow Sport Hemi of coarse,rhino lined,EZ down,nerf bars,driving lights,one tap |
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np with the trailer.....lol ya mite want to stop an ck if its still there. feather lite pull.
09 Ram Reg Cab SB SLT Sport 4x4.....craftec low profile tonneau......14" Mufflex Retro Exhaust......KN Filter......AVS in channel ventvisor smoke.....color match grill blk honeycomb grill  |
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 love ta pull that instead of this with my daytona which was traded in for 09. 09 Ram Reg Cab SB SLT Sport 4x4.....craftec low profile tonneau......14" Mufflex Retro Exhaust......KN Filter......AVS in channel ventvisor smoke.....color match grill blk honeycomb grill  |
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HTC Sponsor Henson MotorSports |
If you buy the Mopar Receiver Hitch it will install and work w/ your Daytona Rear ground effect. Basically you remove the ground effect, install the hitch, and put the ground effect back on. The towing package was optional on the Daytona and Rumble Bee models.
They run about 105.00 shipped if you need it. We're in TX as well, so delivery time would only be 1-2 days. |
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"Phil" Treasurer Texas Chapter  |
my Sport model did not come with reciever hitch either... installed one the next weekend. Easy as pie. FYI, 4 bolts total. Two bolts will bolt to the bottom of the bumper (outside two ball holes). Then the back of the receiver hitch bolts to the 3" cross-tube. ____________________________________________________________________________ 06'-Ram-Hemi-Pearl Black-Magnaflow-AEM CAI-Diablo CMR Tuned By Mike W. @ tuningsuperstore.com 06'-Magnum R/T-Hemi-Pearl Black-Magnaflow-Diablo Tuned Ram in Action       Only 2 defining forces have ever offered to die for you.... Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom. |
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"Rob" VP Alaska Chapter |
So how was the move??
2008 Dodge Durango 4x4 SLT HEMI and 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 SLT Quad Cab HEMI www.lubedealer.com/99705/ April 25, 2007!! |
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Amy |
Thanks for the responses everyone. The move went great. No problems towing at all. However it didn't seem to matter how organized i was when packing it up. All my stuff ended up topsy-turvy and tossed around which made me mad because I had a drumset in there and 2 of the drums got scratched
 And even though I packed the heavier stuff up front (like you're supposed to) it all ended up sliding to the back ah well. Now I need to go introduce myself at the NC forums... '05 Ram 1500 Daytona edition GoManGo! K&N cold air intake Borla catback exhaust functional SRT-10 hood scoop factory 2-tone leather (orange & black) Panther rims on Kumho tires 5% tint all around bedliner Pioneer DEH05000UB headunit KICKER KS20 tweets KICKER KS60 6" KICKER KS690 6X9s KICKER 650S amp |
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