Towing with the Pentastar V6

Campfire Time wrote:
Very nice! Mini-vans are perfect for towing most pop-ups.

jerem0621 wrote:



Things I intend to do...

1) replace the blowmax tires on the PUP with something better.
2) Get a Light Duty WD hitch

Jeremiah

2) Check you frame and/or manual. Some pup-frames specifically say not to use any W/D.

1) Do your research on those tires. Until someone shows me the recall notices and/or hard numbers, I'm not convinced that there is any good reason to change out perfectly good tires. Everything negative you read about this is anecdotal at best. I'm not saying folks haven't had issues, I'm saying the buzz on the Internet makes it out to be more than what it really is. Don't spend money you don't need to spend. We're going into our 3rd season with these tires. Many others are reporting 4 and 5 seasons with them.

Thanks for the tip on the Pup frame...I will check the manual for sure. As to the tires, they are at least a few years old...I should have been more specific about why I called them blowmax...basically, they are ST tires and I have no idea how they were treated by the PO...and these tires barely cover the GAWR of the PUP being Class C tires.

In my mind these factors are prime to produce a blow out, so for the $200 ish it will cost to upgrade to fresh tires, it's very much worth it to me.

Thanks!

Jeremiah