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 92 SR Towing - brake upgrade?
#1051220
09/09/12 05:53 PM
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 38
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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I've read that the '95 Monteros had a tow rating of 5000lbs across the board. I did some searching and see that my '92 SR uses a thinner front rotor than the '95 trucks.
I tow a dolly w/out brakes and would never exceed 5000lbs.
Can I upgrade my '92 to later brakes and safely tow 5000lbs w/out trailer brakes?
92 Montero SR
84 Maserati Biturbo
89 Mercedes 190E
77 Fiat X1/9
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Re: 92 SR Towing - brake upgrade?
[Re: m4ff3w]
#1051221
09/10/12 01:17 AM
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 2,649
Roll Me Over
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I will only answer part of your question. Yes you can upgrade your breaks to the later breaks. I don't know about towing 5000 lbs without trailer brakes, but I know this, I don't and I will not.
Last edited by Grasscat; 09/10/12 01:18 AM.
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Re: 92 SR Towing - brake upgrade?
[Re: m4ff3w]
#1051222
09/10/12 01:37 PM
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Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,006
Body Damage is Cool
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Was that (5000lb) a tow rating or a combined weight rating?
My recent trailer purchase was fraught with compromise. I have a Ford Ranger with about double the tow rating of the Montero, but with less power to pull, but the brakes on the Ranger are twice as good as the Montero. Getting a 5000 lb capacity trailer means less load weight, adding brakes also adds weight that has to be deducted from load max. Calculating total safe trailer capacity means the Montero can only handle 750lbs while the Ranger can handle 1600lbs, on a trailer with a 3500lb axle.
I also would never tow 5000 lbs, on either vehicle. If I needed that much capacity I'd rent a larger truck.
Do the 95 brakes have larger pad area?
92 Montero LS 3.0L V6 Auto, Stock, Original owner, 185,800K miles
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