Info on a 2011 Crossroads Slingshot 29BH
Ok, so my wife and I (well, mainly her) have gone round and round on a hybrid travel trailer vs standard travel trailer. Our main issue is size and the ability of our tow vehicle. We have a 2008 For...
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APT wrote:
What transmission does your van have? I see no reason to limit your tow rating to 80% of MFR rating. You have plenty of payload, axle rating, frame, and receiver should handle 1000 pounds of TW. I really only see performance being subjectively unpleasent at time. 3V 5.4L has decent torque. As long as you have a 5 or 6-spd trans, 3.73 should be good for 6500 pounds loaded. That should get you into some decent 5000-5500 pound dry TTs.
Another option is to change the rear differential gearing. Going to 4.56 will really help while towing and around town for about $1000 ($500 for gears installed, $500 for tuner to correct the trans shift behavior). If this van is not used for much unloaded highway driving, I'd do that and look at RVs under about 7k pounds.
This van is a daily driver with normally 6 passengers and that is about it. I would tow around this area (south Texas) maybe once a month camping and then 3-4 times a year it would go up to the mountain areas of West Virginia/Kentucky to see family.
Thanks for the input.
