jerryrigged wrote:
dodge guy wrote:
Again, nothing against the law to tow an 11k lb trailer with a proper rated hitch. And again, the 10k rating is based on a 10k hitch.
An excursion originally was rated at 10k lbs tow rating. In 02 the rating went to 12,500lbs, the only difference was the attaching hardware. So with the proper hardware on an early Excursion you could tow 12k lbs.
same goes for my Excursion. It was rated from the factory at 17k lbs GCWR with 3.73 gears. With 4.30 gears it went up to 20k lbs GCWR. So yes you can tow a heavier trailer if you do it safely.
You can tow a heavier trailer and stay within the factory weight specs.
That's my concern. The E350 was never rated at 12000 lbs in any year. The max ever was 10000, and that is with the best towing gear.
Your situation seems different. Seems the 4.30 gears was a factory option, although not installed on your vehicle (and you upgraded)
What I`m saying is I would do it because there is nothing illegal or unsafe about it!
Your either going to do this or your not! you can be sued in an accident even if you were towing a pop up with the van! fact is an accident while towing is very remote. you are putting way too much thought into this.
