Towing a Charger...

[69Charger_440]

Has anyone towed a 2nd gen Charger with a 1500 Reg cab Dodge Ram or something similar?  Just wondering if the weight would be a problem.  I have a '01 4x2 Dodge Ram w/ a 5.9, reg cab, short bed pick up, and I want to tow my '69. 

Thanks,
Fernando 

[mikepmcs]

i've seen exploders towing stuff, so i know a dodge 1500 will handle that.  Are you just talking a one time deal or all the time.  It will definitely haul it, but i wouldn't make it a habit. I'm on board with Mark on the no long hauling.

my .02

[OttawaCharger]

It shouldn't have any problem towing it.  Get yourself a good electronic brake controller and it'll pay for itself 

[ITSA426]

I tow b bodies with my Rumble Bee.  It's a short box half ton with a 5.7.  My nephew uses his 4WD 360 automatic powered short box Ram.  No problems yet.  But I agree; don't scrimp on the brake controller.

[69-DodgeCharger]

Does anyone have a rough estimate of how much it would cost to rent a truck/trailer that could haul two vehicles at once? Round trip of roughly 120 miles (60 to location, 60 back)

[moparnutty]

I tow my 69 Charger 500 with a 96 318 long wheel base Dodge Ram 1500 without any problems. I've towed  from  Arkansas to Ca. and from Arkansas to Houston. As long as you have trailer brakes and a load leveling hitch you should be fine.

[skip68]

No problem.  Just make sure the trailer sits level. Any full size truck can pull a car trailer. (NOT ON A BUMPER BALL)  If you're new to towing, make sure you give extra room for stoping and watch your turns. The trailer will cut corners.  Also, check your tie downs after you drive a few miles. Now, when you're ready to go let me know and I'll give you my address so you can BRING THE CAR TO MEEEEEEEEEE.    Good luck.   Chuck............

[Chargen69]

I towed my 69 from delaware to SC with my 99 suburban, 5.7  1500 2wd.  It works great on flat road  I got completely comfortable with it enough to run 70-75mph.  Going up a mountain would be slow with it, but up and down little hills is perfectly fine.

[old man]

In have used a 85 short bed 4x4 before as a tow vechile. After I towed a 69 Chrysler 300 with it I decided it was time to step up. It did fine but I could feel it was at it's limit. Now we use a 3/4 ton quad cab 4x4 with a load leveler hitch. I towed a little red 450 miles back from Iowa and could hardly tell it was there. Just be sure to check your straps every 100 miles or so. We were towing a 73 roadrunner back home and a strap broke on some very hilly roads. Somehow the car stayed on the tralier. When we stopped for fuel I found the backstrap broken and got a cold shiver down my spine thinking what could have happened. Someone was watching over us that day. 

[69Charger_440]

Thanks for the input, guys!  But, I was searching through the U-Haul website, and it says that my pickup is not recommended for towing a Charger.  If it comes down to it, I'll use my wife's Tahoe. 

[smasherofall]

i've towed mine several times with my 03 1500 QC short bed, couple hundred miles, no problems at all

[694spdRT]

Thanks for the input, guys!  But, I was searching through the U-Haul website, and it says that my pickup is not recommended for towing a Charger.  If it comes down to it, I'll use my wife's Tahoe. 

Is a Tahoe really any better than a 1500 Ram? Aren't they built on a 1/2 ton chassis too?

[Chargen69]

a tahoe would be about the same as my suburban, maybe better if the engine was the same, less butt on a tahoe

[694spdRT]

a tahoe would be about the same as my suburban, maybe better if the engine was the same, less butt on a tahoe

What is the tow rating of a Tahoe though? I doubt it is much better than a Ram.

[OttawaCharger]

The U-Haul website is pretty lame, it checks the weight of the tow vehicle against the weight of the vehicle being towed and if the tow vehicle doesn't way more by a certain amount, it says you can't do it.
Just pretend that your truck is quad cab when going through the site and you'll get the reservation.  The dealer doesn't care. 

[694spdRT]

The U-Haul website is pretty lame, it checks the weight of the tow vehicle against the weight of the vehicle being towed and if the tow vehicle doesn't way more by a certain amount, it says you can't do it.
Just pretend that your truck is quad cab when going through the site and you'll get the reservation.  The dealer doesn't care. 

Now that you mention it a guy I talked to said that also. He called for a trailer and they asked what he had and what he was towing. At the time he had a F150 and was towing a Fury cop car home. The dealer said that was not allowed so he called back a while later and said he was towing an Escort instead. 

The one time we rented one the dealer didn't ask any questions at all.

[Chargen69]

a tahoe would be about the same as my suburban, maybe better if the engine was the same, less butt on a tahoe

What is the tow rating of a Tahoe though? I doubt it is much better than a Ram.

You are probably right, the ram should be rated better.  A 4x4 tahoe would feel better to me than my 2wd suburban with the same 5.7 engine.