I am considering an upgrade to a newer trooper (92 and above) and am wondering what the towing capacity of the 3.2L V6 is. What do you tow? I have a pop-up camper that refuses to be pulled by my '90 2.8L This is the primary reason I am ungrading to begin with.

Thanx!!

I've done tons of towing with my 93 troop.

I usually trailer my hobie cat behind it on a heavy trailer, total weight about 1500 lbs I'd say. No problems.

Some other things I've towed include a 3500lbs sailboat from Raleigh to Key West, 17.5 hours straight and 6 stops for gas. Stopping was a bit hairy, but once you got her up to speed she kept up no problem.

Towed a 7500lbs building + triple axle flatbed trailer up a very steep hill, and through some woods.

I am very impressed with the towing capabilities on my troop. One of the reasons I love it.

Oh the owners manual says that the towing rating on the trooper is rated to 5000lbs. I think thats a bit much practically speaking. If you wanted to do no more than 45mph then 5000 lbs, but if you want to do 60+ on the highway then 3500 is where its at, and thats guzzling a lot of gas.

i tow this a lot!

I have towed my rodeo behind my dads 98 rodeo it did very well the engine wasn't overburdned the brakes on the other hand didn't work to well

Moog!!?? I thought you were doing the 3.4 swap on your rig??

JD

Yeah... I thought about it (The 3.4 swap) I stressed over it and finally worked up a spreadsheet of the cost involved. I may eventually do it, but since the Troop recently became my DD, I need something a bit more dependable for the long trips, and since it would cost almost $3,000 for the swap, I can get a nice troop for a little more.

I LOVE my '90 and will keep it if at all possible.

I towed a 3/4 ton chevy up a hill Monday. Guy had both front calipers locked up. I told the guy not to drive it, but once I got him out of my neighbor's driveway, he drove off in a cloud of tire smoke.

Other than that, largest thing I've towed was a Kawasaki mule on a 10' trailer and a 16' trailer with a 14' trailer loaded on top of it.

-chris

Just pulled a 3000 pound Land Rover on a 500 plus mile trip. This is an '02 Trooper with the 3.5 so I can't speak for the 3.2. I was very impressed with the towing capability of the truck. Kept up with highway traffic at 60 to 70 mph with no problem.

And then you've got this guy who made the black list on pirate.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/show...df2c602a9590abb6&threadid=232941