300 Fans, With respect to tires not handling the loads, there may be a hidden problem that I discovered the hard way - two blowouts at interstate speeds ! I have an enclosed, 28ft trailer that I haul my 56B, and a buick electra 225 convert, around in. Two 6,000 lb axels give me some "extra capability" if I find lots of parts, etc. to take home. My tires are ST235R85s suited to the 12,000 lb max gross weight, BUT no one - not the trailer manufacturer, or the tire dealer who sold me the replacements after the first failure - mentioned the fact that exceeding the speed of 65 MPH voids the warrantee and RAPIDLY destroys the sidewall integrity - leading to blowouts at speed. On a trip out west 70 mph is widely legal, and 75 is in one state. My less than year old tires did not complete the trip. Undoubtedly the 115 to 120 temps in OK, NM and AZ were a factor as well but significant time above the unknown to me speed limit was primary. Fortunately no harm done, except to my wallet. All the Best 300ing - Be Safe, Phil Irish ________________________________ From: "LabLoverDC@xxxxxxx" <LabLoverDC@xxxxxxx> To: wranderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, October 4, 2011 7:46:51 PM Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 1961 Weight I strongly second Rich's advice re going with the 5000# + axles (often they seem to be 5200#'s). We made the mistake on our enclosed car hauler of sticking with the standard 3500# axles, which actually limits the hauling capacity of the trailer to around 3500 pounds (since the trailer itself weighs about 3500#). We have torsion bar suspension, which seems to carry the weight well enough, but our biggest problem is tires. It is hard to get tires with enough weight-carrying capacity to fit on the wheel/axle combination we have, and we frequently have blowouts. It has gotten so bad that we're probably either going to change out our axles, or buy a new trailer. Re the weight distributing hitch (which we have), it has always been my understanding that it redistributes the tongue weight more evenly throughout the tow vehicle (so it's not all sitting right on the tongue, and makes the vehicle ride more level), but it doesn't have any effect on the weight carrying capacity of the trailer as far as I know. I could be wrong--that's just what I've always believed to be the case. We've also found an anti-sway bar to be a very worthwhile addition too. Shannon Steele n a message dated 10/3/2011 6:23:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, wranderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Rich, You are absolutely correct. A 4000# Chrysler will follow along just fine on a trailer with two 3500# axles - - - BUT. The weight distributing hitch is a must have, not optional, piece also with most tow vehicles. Warren Anderson Sedona, AZ Incremental cost is minimal. Hauling our C-300 along a pot-holed I-5 on an open 7,000# trailer resulted on axles bowed to the point of accelerated wear on the inside of the tires. It was possible to have the tube axles straightened and realigned at a specialty shop. Estimated total weight of trailer, car and contents about 6,500#. Cutting it a little close. The weight-distributing hitch actually transfers some of the tongue weight to the trailer axles and the tow vehicle front axle. Next time, I'll dial in the inexpensive safety factor of buying the 10,000# trailer and I want to share that recommendation to our readers. C-300-K'ly, Rich Barber Brentwood, CA From: Ray Jones [mailto:_hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:hurst300@xxxxxxxxxx) ] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo! Groups Links Sedona, AZ Incremental cost is minimal. Hauling our C-300 along a pot-holed I-5 on an open 7,000# trailer resulted on axles bowed to the point of accelerated wear on the inside of the tires. It was possible to have the tube axles straightened and realigned at a specialty shop. Estimated total weight of trailer, car and contents about 6,500#. Cutting it a little close. The weight-distributing hitch actually transfers some of the tongue weight to the trailer axles and the tow vehicle front axle. Next time, I'll dial in the inexpensive safety factor of buying the 10,000# trailer and I want to share that recommendation to our readers. 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