2000 Dodge Durango towing capacity=2000 lbs on the 4.7 v8 engine?
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yyur12: i have never heard of a 4.7 w/ that kind of towing capacity, which gears do you have? 4.10s i assume
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I've got the tow package on my 03 Dakota with the 4.7 and 545RFE. The package has a heavy duty radiator and a beefy transmission cooler. Also has a plug for a trailer brake controller near the OBDII port. I towed the car you see below on that 4 wheel trailer, from Virginia to Atlanta. About eight hours each way. The trailer brakes were great... I would never tow something like that and expect the truck's brakes to do all the work.
Anyway, I kept the overdrive off and it towed like a champ. People say the 5.9 has more low end grunt... well it probably does, but I had zero issues and at higher revs on hills, etc., that's where it really excelled. The 4.7 loves to rev with O/D off and would cruise at a 100 if I was stupid. Overall, it towed effortlessly, even with the back hunched down nearly to the ground. Honestly I was more worried about the engine mounts from all the torque. Towards the end, they were squeaking every now and then, when moving off from a stop.
Before the trip, I single drain and filled the ATF. The diff fluid was changed about a year before that. I drained the tranny again when I got back, which was something I was planning on doing anyway.
ATF Cooler...
As it sits today....
Anyway, I kept the overdrive off and it towed like a champ. People say the 5.9 has more low end grunt... well it probably does, but I had zero issues and at higher revs on hills, etc., that's where it really excelled. The 4.7 loves to rev with O/D off and would cruise at a 100 if I was stupid. Overall, it towed effortlessly, even with the back hunched down nearly to the ground. Honestly I was more worried about the engine mounts from all the torque. Towards the end, they were squeaking every now and then, when moving off from a stop.
Before the trip, I single drain and filled the ATF. The diff fluid was changed about a year before that. I drained the tranny again when I got back, which was something I was planning on doing anyway.
ATF Cooler...
As it sits today....
Last edited by Dodgevity; 03-18-2017 at 08:01 AM.