Extreme Terrain
4x4Wire Trail Talk Forums: Jeep, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Pajero, Isuzu, Kia, 4WD, 4x4, SUV, Off-Road and OutdoorWire Forums


Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
Page 2 of 2 1 2
Re: 1990 Montero - Class III hitch? [Re: dolomiti] #737823 07/20/06 06:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 30
silverwriter Offline
Getting the Wheeling Fever
The 1992 frame mounted hitch will fit on your 1990 -- but the big difference is in the springs. 1991 was the first year they used progressive rate springs (get stiffer with more weight) capable of handling anything over 200 lbs. at the rear bumper... that's why the manual says the towing limit is 2,000 lbs. asssuming 10% at the hitch. It's not that your engine/vehicle can't handle more, it's that your rear end could bottom out from the weight. I'm sure this will cause debate, but that's the reason you don't see a Class III available for your year. You can put Gen II springs on your truck or buy aftermarket ones from Old Man EMU or Valley Springs to bring everything up to spec for towing 3500lbs. There are articles about this in the tech section. Of course, this still would only allow 350 lbs. tongue weight including your receiver carrier. Long story short, I tried to go the same route as you with a 330lb motorcycle, and it still didn't work out right. Seemed unstable. I just bought a trailer.

Good Luck!
Bryan
Dallas, TX


'89 4-Door Montero 3.0L V6
'04 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 6L
Re: 1990 Montero - Class III hitch? [Re: silverwriter] #737824 07/23/06 09:01 PM
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 134
dolomiti Offline OP
Wheeler
thanks for all the info. i think that i will opt for a trailer


1998 Mitusbishi Montero (winter package)
1987 Land Rover One Ten
Page 2 of 2 1 2







4x4Wire Social:

| 4x4Wire on FaceBook |


OutdoorWire, 4x4Wire, JeepWire, TrailTalk, MUIRNet-News, and 4x4Voice are all trademarks and publications of OutdoorWire, Inc. and MUIRNet Consulting.
Copyright (c) 1999-2019 OutdoorWire, Inc and MUIRNet Consulting - All Rights Reserved, no part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without express written permission
You may link freely to this site, but no further use is allowed without the express written permission of the owner of this material.
All corporate trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3
(Release build 20190728)
PHP: 7.4.33 Page Time: 0.006s Queries: 16 (0.004s) Memory: 0.5951 MB (Peak: 0.6604 MB) Data Comp: Off Server Time: 2026-06-09 21:27:14 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS