| [GMCnet] Car Cruising with a GMC [message #195963] |
Sat, 19 January 2013 21:06 |
Edward Jarmul
Messages: 30
Registered: November 2012
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On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 3:06 PM, jeff sugheir <jeff.sugheir@gmail.com>wrote:
what setup do you use to tow the corvette? Newbie here, thinking along
> the same veins, want to tow my '67 firebird (convertible). Lots of
> cruise-in opportunities around!
Jeff:
Restoration not finished yet but eventually my '69 Vette will be in my 22'
aluminum enclosed trailer (2400# empty) behind my 455 powered '73 Glacier
(26') with a quad-bag suspension and a gross towing weight around 6000#.
I have already towed more than that behind my 403 powered '77 Coca Cola
(also 26') equipped with standard suspension with little trouble over the
Appalachian hills (not the Rockies). Kept an eye on the transmission
temperatures and they never crept into the Yellow (stayed below 220
degrees). Hitch loading is the biggest issue: too much and the airbags lose
air (hitch drops), too little and you lose control, especially in the wind
or when passed by semis. Activating trailer brakes helps but spoils the
driving experience hence the need for quad bags.
EdJ
'73 Glacier 455 26'
'77 Coca Cola 403 26'
'69 Vette Coupe 350/350
Full Time RV park, Martinsburg, WV
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