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Originally Posted by BPWSWW51
i JUST LOOKED IN MY OWNERS MANUAL AND IT SAYS 4000LBS FOR MY COLORADO. I FORGOT TO SAY THAT IT IS FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND A QUAD CAB. THE GCRW IS 9000 LBS.
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OK, I believe that I may have found your vehicle (however, I found a similar 4x4 crew cab with a 1900# tow capacity and 6000# GCWR) be sure that these #s match
YOUR vehicle. It would be very dangerous to assume in this case:
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Curb weight 4,062 lbs.
GVWR 5,300 lbs.
Front GAWR 2,753 lbs.
Rear GAWR 2,896 lbs.
Payload 1,338 lbs.
Front axle capacity 2,753 lbs.
Rear axle capacity 2,900 lbs.
Front spring rating 2,755 lbs.
Rear spring rating 2,900 lbs.
Towing capacity 4,000 lbs.
GCWR 9,000 lbs.
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Here is the way that you should look at the above vehicle:
9,000# GCWR - 4,062# Curb weight = ~5,000 capacity for your loaded trailer, cargo, passengers and fuel.
If your loaded trailer is 3500# (which would be one of the smaller TM....loaded) that would leave you ~1500# for passengers (incl driver), cargo and fuel.
I'd say that is pushing it some, depending on your personal circumstances. I'd leave the dirt bikes home for sure. Watch that GVWR too....that 5300# rating only allows for about 800# for passengers, cargo, fuel after adding the trailer tongue weight (probably 450#).
To answer your question about the trans cooler........definately.....tow package or no, I would put the biggest trans cooler that I could mount on that thing. If it already has one, I'd replace it with a bigger one.
Although.....if you ask TM, they will tell you that you can tow the biggest trailer that they make....no problem.....what they don't tell you is that you won't be able to add anything in the trailer or take any passengers or cargo on your camp-out....sounds pretty boring huh!!!!...oh, and BTW, you could probably only carry about 5g of fuel (unless you let your 100# wife drive the tow vehicle........alone).......
OHHHH!!! I hate myself when I get all sarcastic like that.