Hola all
As we know the car is an 1968 Imperial and on pg 7-6 of the 1968 FSM it shows with fig.6 a drawing of the transmission oil flow- transmission coolers with trailer tow-Imperial. This does mean ( again ) there is an Tow Package for the Imperials too.
I just saw an email asking about brakes and the challenge of towing. To me that one is an easy no brainer. The AirStream is not an lawn mower towing trailer. They all have their own brakes. The 1965 Towing Test by Motorcade Magazine does state the test Dodge stopped in an shorter distance with the RV Trailer than with no trailer.
The newest AirStreams with the same length of trailer do weigh more than an vintage trailer of the same lenght, but they do have there own set of brakes.
http://www.airstreamforums.com/forums/
All RV Trailers with the seven point trailer to tow vehicle plug have brakes. Sooo an Imperial of any year may handle the trailer.
Uncle Rodger & Aunt Gabby
COS
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Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 7:39 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Towing travel trailer with 1968 Crown Convertible...
You did not mention brakes, your major challenge.
Henry
On 1/24/07, Javier, Bay Adventures <
javier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Everyone!
The 1968 IMP Imperial is going in for engine and transmission rebuild in
a week or so and I'm starting the planning work for a 6-12 month cross
country road trip to begin in June. I hope to see a good many Imperial
folks on my (mid-life crisis) adventure!
The situation:
The 1968 owner's manual says *loaded trailer weight must not exceed
4,000 lbs* and that just feels way too low to me. Is that tow weight
rating because of the unit body construction?
My initial thought is to pull an Airstream travel trailer and the one I
am considering is 19' with a *dry* weight of 3,575lbs+/- including a
*hitch* weight of 510lbs. If the 4,000lbs is a hard limit, I would have
to completely empty holding tanks, etc. every time I moved the rig or
consider going the tent route. Or worse yet, I'd have to consider
changing tow vehicles.
Has anyone with a 67-68 set it up to pull a travel trailer of any size?
If so, to what result? I'm afraid of putting too much stress on the
unit body and don't want to do something inherently unsafe on mountain
roads.
Are there viable alternatives/adjustments I can make to either vehicle
(without damaging the Imperial's collectibility) or the trailer (weight
distribution hitches) that would make pulling a small travel trailer
safe?
I just find it odd that a six cylinder suv can pull a 6,000 trailer but
my Imperial can't.
Warm regards,
(A very perplexed) Javier Reynaldos, Miami Shores, FL.
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