Towing While Tuned
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Hey all, I have an '03 2WD Excursion. I have an SCT tuner with Tow 55 and Tow 65 tunes (as well as a performance tune). I recently upgraded the studs (OUCH) when she started 'pushing coolant'. She has EGR delete. I've also added AirLift air bags to the back.
Now to the question.
With all of this: tuner, bolts, EGR del, air bags, 260A alt... can I tow more than the listed 11k?
I'm looking at a slightly bigger toy hauler but I'd be moving from ~6500 dry weight to ~9000 dry.
In my current config with all my stuff (race car, etc.) and full of fluids (including 100 gallons of water) I was just under 19k total and the Excursion is rated at 20k GCWR.
I'd be looking at more like 22k total with the new trailer.
Thoughts?
TIA!
Now to the question.
With all of this: tuner, bolts, EGR del, air bags, 260A alt... can I tow more than the listed 11k?
I'm looking at a slightly bigger toy hauler but I'd be moving from ~6500 dry weight to ~9000 dry.
In my current config with all my stuff (race car, etc.) and full of fluids (including 100 gallons of water) I was just under 19k total and the Excursion is rated at 20k GCWR.
I'd be looking at more like 22k total with the new trailer.
Thoughts?
TIA!
It becomes a legality issue, especially if something fails causing a crash with a death. That turns into a big investigation that you don't want to be a part of.
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That's my thought too. If something catastrophic happened, as 87crewdually indicated, a good attorney could make your life miserable, calling your decision to tow overweight "gross negligence causing bodily harm or death", or something to that affect.
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