Ram 5.2 Towing..?

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ktm1217

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I went down to kintnersville, pa thursday (about 90-some miles/1hr 45mins) to look at an 82 ford f100. yeah i know its a ford and most of us here are dodge fans lol but i want to buy this truck and restore it as my senior project this year in school. But now, if i got a car trailer, and went down to get this truck, do you think my truck would be able to pull it home? Its mainly all highway down there and back. The truck is an 82 Ford F100, Reg cab, shortbed stepside, 2wd, 302, auto trans. Everything is on the truck too, its complete. My truck on the other hand has 35"s to push around on top of a 5" lift with the 318, 5spd. So the question here is: do you think my truck would be able to pull this little ford all the way home for 90-some miles? If not, Ill see if i can use my dads hemi bc i know that will pull it with no problem lol
 

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I would say you will be shifting between 4th and 5th a lot for that 318 and the tire size you're running. I know this is comparing apples to oranges but my 4.7 has about all it wants when I pull our 24' enclosed car trailer loaded. And that was with 245/70R17 tires. If you have stock gears, that would be your biggest drawback. Drive with some sense and you should be fine.
 

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If its pretty flat should be alright, but just take it easy. You have trailer brakes?
 
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no, no trailer brakes...i actually didnt even think about that. my dads hemi doesnt either.
And as for gears, theyre the stock 3.55's as far as i know.
 

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Should still be alright just makes sure your trucks are good, and you give yourself plenty of distance to slow down.
 
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Yeah, ill do that. I just wasnt too sure if itd be able to pull a trailer AND a truck..the truck is only a shortbed 2wd, so its not too heavy i guess but id rather be safe than sorry lol
 

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GVWR is 6400-6800 lbs... As long as you don't go over that then you should be fine
 
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alright, thanks guys! If i do buy it, ill let you know how the ol' dodge pulls haha

I honestly am really glad i joined this forum, everyone is so helpful and knows what theyre talkin about with just about anything. Its great!
 

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Any update ?
 

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Spot on Luke. I agree that as long as you take it easy you won't have any issues. Just watch when accelerating with a load that may be over the weight rating.

I second what Dave said. any update on if you got it?
 
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Well the plan was to go today, but i realized the banks and title places are closed so that wouldnt have worked. I work tomorrow and then school starts wednesday, so im plannin for saturday. But i talked to the guy again and told him if hell take 500 cash, ill come pick it up and he said ok, thats fine. Heres the ad for it: 1982 Ford pickup truck F100
 
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He also said it does have a salvage title, I didnt ask what for, but im sure its for that front end. All it needs is a hood, bumper, grill, radiator, and maybe a rad support.
 
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Oh i def will. It might be a little rough with the 35"s to push along and then all that weight too, but Ill be sure to take it easy. Ill have all day, so its not like im any hurry to get it home. Ill let you guys know how much gas i use too! haha last time when i went to look at it, i burned a quarter tank on the way down and a little bit more than that on the way back bc i made a wrong turn lol
 
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