Your Point of View on my Cross Country Tow setup?

[wisdom6262]

2003 Dodge Durango 5.9L, 46re(518) trans, 3.55gear<br />31,000 miles<br />Installed Stage IV Hitch<br />Aluminum Deep Trans Pan w/ cooling fins (2qts over stock)<br /><br />Towing 19' CC, <br />Boat Tralier Motor weighed in at about 2800lbs max<br />Replace hubs, bearings, rims, tires, leaf springs on trailer. <br /><br />Driving from South Carolina to California. Taking I-20 Through Dallas Tx, to I-10 to LA. <br /><br />Only planning on driving from 2am to 11am each day over 7days.<br /><br />You think I should be ok? I have a safety vehicle following 2000 Ford Ranger V6 4x4<br /><br />thanks for your input.<br />Josh

 

[jeff_nicholas]

Re: Your Point of View on my Cross Country Tow setup?

Towing Tips Here

 

[craze1cars]

Re: Your Point of View on my Cross Country Tow setup?

Originally posted by wisdom6262:<br /> You think I should be ok? Josh

Yes

 

[bubbakat]

Re: Your Point of View on my Cross Country Tow setup?

Well you have all your ducks in a row. All I would suggest is to kick out the over drive until you get out of the hills. That is your weakest link is the trannie on that durango. If you see the OD light flashing then the trannie is over heating. While you were installing the bigger pan you should have installed a temp gauge for the trannie.

 

[umblecumbuz]

Re: Your Point of View on my Cross Country Tow setup?

That's what you'd call belt and braces Josh.<br /><br />Don't lose sleep - it'll work fine.

 

[Tacklewasher]

Re: Your Point of View on my Cross Country Tow setup?

One thing I don't see in the list is a tranny cooler. Probably came stock on the truck but if you don't have it, then you should. The cooling fins on the pan don't do as much.<br /><br />But I'd be real surprised if it didn't come stock with the truck.

 

[fondafj]

Re: Your Point of View on my Cross Country Tow setup?

Josh,<br />I wish everyone was as prepared ! Consider a transmission temp guage. They are easy to install and relatively inexpensive. I would also recommend a spare hub complete with bearings and a spare tire as well. Tie Down sells a complete tire/rim/hub/bearing kit with a spindle that bolts to the frame.

 

[JohnRuff]

Re: Your Point of View on my Cross Country Tow setup?

If you want to save yourself a lot of clean-up grief -- put a set of mud flaps on your tow vechicle. Or at the end of your trip -- you will have one heck of a dirty boat from road tar etc.....