Originally Posted by Scottw60
What kind of cars were you towing? A high performance sports car like the crossfire needs special care on the transmission and suspension when towing, I am sure with special care it is possible to safely tow a crossfire with a dolly, but I am not going to do it.
The side force are delivered to the wheels on the dolly in a turn situation, I can describe it on paper, but not in the forum. For that reason alone they are shunned by sports car enthusiasts, and most manufacturers require a flatbed tow. Cutting corners here to save a buck is the wrong place to do it.
This is my 3rd Mini-van, I have had remarkably good luck with them over the years, each one has gone over 200,000 miles, and I have only replaced 1 tranny. I got the van with the towing package, the bigger engine, 5 speed tranny, etc... That should do the the trick for the 2-3 times a year I am going to do this. Heck the PT Cruiser would tow the crossfire, it's the trailer that weighs more than the car. The towing capacity is 5500lbs, the hitch capacity is 3500lbs, and the ball is 3000lbs. The first number is pulling cap. the second revers to the maximum tongue weight (downward force on the hitch), and the third refers to the total force on the ball. According to u-Haul, more than enough for the trailer and a Mecrcedes SLK350 (same car I think - LOL)
I will add a tranny fluid cooler as soon as I get the bank account out of the iron lung - LOL
I have towed cars with bumper hitches that was rated 3000 lbs , tounge weight 200lbs yet the car weighted 3000 and the trailer 1800 but if you know what you are doing it can happen ,, i did this every week for 8 years going to tracks across the U.S. in your case maybe you should get a 1 ton dually truck with 20,00 towing cap. and do your thing. I also have towed about 50 cars front and rear dr with a tow dolly the only thing you have to be good at is backing up.. doing that with a dolly takes practice and then you still do it wrong, backing up with a tow dolly is hard to do. good luck with your towing of your crossfire , also be sure to inform us what and how you did jim.