- Joined
- Jul 30, 2002
- Location
- Rockville, MD
So I have my Lemons car up and running and we are looking at running some more races this year. Last race I borrowed a 2001 F350 Dually 2wd and a 2 axle drive on trailer. It worked great as expected...
What I want to figure out is can my 95 960 sedan tow my 2700 lb race car reasonably safely?
Factory tow rating is 3500 lb. That leaves me 800lbs for a trailer. How much does an aluminum dual axle trailer weigh? I know I could probably use a tow dolly but i'd prefer not to.
Many people just say buy a truck and do it right, it may come down to it but if I can make some improvements and tweaks I would rather have 1 less vehicle to maintain and pay registration and insurance on.
In Sweden people tow all types of **** with their 960s and you can actually get extra bracing and reinforcements that Volvo installed on their heavy duty application vehicles.
Volvo made a set of reinforcing plates that raise the towing capacity to 1900 kg / 4200 lbs
http://www.skandix.de/en/spare-part...-parts/reinforcing-kit-trailer-hitch/1015479/
http://www.skandix.de/en/spare-part...tch-with-rigid-coupling-ball-1600-kg/1002412/
I could certainly make a heavier duty version of that hitch with some thickwall tubing, triangles, and
Perhaps with either a Volvo Brand trailer hitch w/ a 2" receiver or make something heavy duty myself?
Things I would want to have if I seriously considered it.
Uprated front brakes (302 rotors or bigger?)
electric trailer brakes w/ controller.
Light weight trailer to reduce total weight being towed.
So say I make the chassis strong enough to do it and I have the correct trailor hookup. How well can I get this thing to tow? Wheel base is decently long. What do you guys think?
What I want to figure out is can my 95 960 sedan tow my 2700 lb race car reasonably safely?
Factory tow rating is 3500 lb. That leaves me 800lbs for a trailer. How much does an aluminum dual axle trailer weigh? I know I could probably use a tow dolly but i'd prefer not to.
Many people just say buy a truck and do it right, it may come down to it but if I can make some improvements and tweaks I would rather have 1 less vehicle to maintain and pay registration and insurance on.
In Sweden people tow all types of **** with their 960s and you can actually get extra bracing and reinforcements that Volvo installed on their heavy duty application vehicles.
Volvo made a set of reinforcing plates that raise the towing capacity to 1900 kg / 4200 lbs
http://www.skandix.de/en/spare-part...-parts/reinforcing-kit-trailer-hitch/1015479/
http://www.skandix.de/en/spare-part...tch-with-rigid-coupling-ball-1600-kg/1002412/
I could certainly make a heavier duty version of that hitch with some thickwall tubing, triangles, and
Perhaps with either a Volvo Brand trailer hitch w/ a 2" receiver or make something heavy duty myself?
Things I would want to have if I seriously considered it.
Uprated front brakes (302 rotors or bigger?)
electric trailer brakes w/ controller.
Light weight trailer to reduce total weight being towed.
So say I make the chassis strong enough to do it and I have the correct trailor hookup. How well can I get this thing to tow? Wheel base is decently long. What do you guys think?