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russ446
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i inherited a '98 mercury sable wagon from my dad when he died. i was wondering if it could be used to very ocasionally tow a car and trailer. my trucks dead, and although i don't really enjoy the wagon, i like the mileage. thinking the back end would have to be beefed up? air shocks or something adjustable. it's a v6 car.
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JohnDirt
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we used to use our '67 Coronet to tow the '66 Belvedere to the track back in the day, it had a stock suspension with air shocks, but it also had a big block in it
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flyboy01
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Check with U-haul, they hava guide that tells them what each car can tow and what is needed to do it.
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rjsjea
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Tow it probably......stopping it is another question. Does the trailer have electric brakes??
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68_Val_Sedan
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my guess is no ... the car is not rated to tow that much weight, let alone control it in an emeregency stop or swerve ...
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67 dart 270 presently a /6 but destined to be a  ,68 Chrysler 300 Convertible 440 auto |
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russ446
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the trailer does have electric brakes. on 4 wheels. it would be very seldom used. i was wondering if the unibody would break
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68_Val_Sedan
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according to edmunds the 1998 mercury sable has a towing capacity of 1250 lbs .... your trailer probaly weighs that much ... so now add a 3000 lb car and you wil be @ 4250lbs ... 3.5 times the towing capacity of the car  |
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67 dart 270 presently a /6 but destined to be a ,68 Chrysler 300 Convertible 440 auto |
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sr71mopar
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Make sure you carry a spare transmission.
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rjsjea
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I wouldn't try it.....
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jbarker
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Towing another car and a trailer with a 98 Sable? Terrible idea. Unsafe. Irresponsible. But yes I would try it if I was really in a jam. That's what the horn is for.  |
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NYrr496
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A long time ago a buddy and I agreed to help a friend move back to NY from Chicago. Her parents insisted we take their new car to go get her. We picked up their two week old Taurus or Sable ( it was one of them, can't remember which) and headed out. We got to Chicago, stopped by U Haul, got a receiver hitch installed, rented a small enclosed trailer, packed up and hit the road.
It was pouring when we left. Whenever we went over a dip in the road, the tongue weight from the trailer would unload the front tires and cause them to break loose.
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russ446
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thanks guys. i think i'll give this up for a bad idea. if my race car ever sells i told the wife i was taking $500-1000 and buying a truck. thought i'd buy down south. i keep checking the for sale ads on sweptline.org. even if i buuy a shell, i have enoughparts to put a couple small blocks together, and a solid tranny. i'm not good at body work, but can make it look presentable at least. a 50 footer. glad i have somewhere to come and ask when my brain shoots these strange ideas out. what can i say it's been a long winter. |
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