Just wondering how many other Dakota tow vehicles there are. What engine and gears do you have? Also, what trans cooler?
I used to have that exact truck in Intense Blue, and it was a '98. Well, that is if you have a 5.2L, your post doesn't say. It towed pretty well until I lifted it. :doah: Marc
We had an '03 Dakota as a rental when my dad's burb got stolen. It had the 4.8L and was a quick little sucker, I raced that little critter against some buddies and suprised them. rotfl :doah: I don't know how much I would want to tow with it though, it seemed a little light duty.
I had a 99 dakota 5.9 RT for a year or so. Only towed watercraft and sleds (grass drag) so nothing heavy. It completely sucked on ice, but being 2wd and having low pro z rated 17s and alot of pony it figures. It had tons of power to pull those items about 1,000 to 1,500 lbs.
I was wondering if I'd be the only one on here with a Dak! I have the factory HD trans cooler. I really hate the 3.55's! It does pretty well towing if you lock out OD, but with 31's it just runs too low in the rpm's with those gears. What make/model 5th wheel are you towing in that picuture and what was the GCW? Do you pull a lot of hills or mostly flat? It looks like a great setup!
After I swapped in the 5.9, I also changed the gears to 3.92s to handle the hills a little better. The added Firestone bags keep the Dak level and the Tru-Cool Max handles the tranny temps. It tows quite well now, including the hills in western PA. As configured, my Dak's tow rating is 7500# and load rating is 1850#. The 5er is an '03 Trail-Lite Super Lite, 26 footer that weighs 4900#/ pin 850# empty.
I use my 08 dodge dakota as tow rig ,dump truck ,and ect. I did a 50x20 gravel drive put carpet rugs on the bed rails so I dont ding the paint lightest load 1,500lbs going up to 2,700lbs waytogoDodgewaytogo I have a Texastrailers lawn trailer 16ft long 6,10 wide 4ft feet high weighs 1,600 lbs empty hauled 3,700 lbs of yard debris wood ect rolld through the weigh in at gross weight 11,240lbs
