Towing capacity- 2005 Town & Country, TF cooling question

Somewhere in the last year or so they stopped putting spare tires on these vans. Now you get a slime kit.

As to towing your good up to 1700 lb as is. If your trailer is heavy enough for it, itll have brakes already on it. 1500lb and above I believe. They would be a nice addition even on trailer 1200lb or heavier IMO.

dodge guy wrote:
When the vans went to Stow-n-go they only got the minispare. before that I think it got the full size spare with a tow pkg.

Correct. That was 2005.

When the vans went to Stow-n-go they only got the minispare. before that I think it got the full size spare with a tow pkg.

doubl

Fast Mopar wrote:

Terryallan wrote:
A full size spare tire is also part of the package. You can't tow on a donut.

Not true. These vans have mini spares, tow package or not. I know this for sure.

When did it change?

The minivan tow pkg includes, HD radiator, trans cooler, engine oil cooler, rear load leveling shocks, rear sway bar and 4-way trailer wiring. and I haven`t verified it, but when I was with Chrysler I was told that the computer has a different calibration for a tow pkg. slightly firmer shifts and the fan comes on a bit sooner for better cooling. The older minivans used to have bigger wheel bearings and bigger or different brakes!

wait, so can i tow 1700 as is?


or would i need the extra fluid cooling etc for the 1700.
(there aren't a lot of tents below 1500, but i can find a few. i don't know why they're all so heavy. )

when do i need breaks ? above 3000 right? (a friend of mine sold an 800 lb popup that i ended up not buying , but he had no breaks .)

Terryallan wrote:
A full size spare tire is also part of the package. You can't tow on a donut.

Not true. These vans have mini spares, tow package or not. I know this for sure.

A full size spare tire is also part of the package. You can't tow on a donut.

I can tell you for sure it was an upgraded radiator, electric fan, larger trans cooler, and engine oil cooler. So to answer your question, no.