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travelrider73
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Nov 17, 2013

Towing in the Rockies - Towing Capacity Safety Margin?

I'm researching both a tow vehicle and a 5er combo and want to make sure that whatever we end up with as a tow vehicle will do the job no matter where we travel. The steepest grades I can think of ar...
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travelrider73
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Nov 19, 2013
45Ricochet wrote:
IMO all three will be fine power wise, it's the braking I'd be shopping for OP. 1100 degree rotors just seem to hot for my liking's.


Stopping is exactly my concern. I'm starting to think about moving up to a Medium Duty to get better brakes among other things. (I just started a separate thread about Medium Duty) - Looking for thoughts on the best ones - C4500/5500 maybe?

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