Boat towing questions
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Boat towing questions
I have a 91 AWD Bravada, and Im curious about how much boat it can tow with the Stock 4.3 V6. Anybody have any Ideas?
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I dont have the original owner's manual, and this Bravada WILL BE towing a boat 24'-26' in length. I just was wondering how far over the recomended towing capacity I was going over. Also its got the stock 4.3L V6 in it but I have all the motor mounts and upgraded Radiator and the New 350 ready to go in this bravada as soon as I get some time. So if the engine is not capable I have a bigger better engine ready to be droped in at a moments notice. Also I bought this Bravada specificly to tow a boat and Nothing more. Also brake upgrades, this being a Bravada/4 door Blazer and the older Box style is there anything I can do to upgrade the brakes? maybe take brakes from a 1500/2500/3500 Chevy truck?
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imo i dont think that motor will be able to tug that big of a boat back up the boat ramp..and i wouldnt recommend taking it very far..my dads chevy pulls our 18ft flats boat decently..the tranny doesnt like it though..it's some sort of small v8..
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This little motor is strong! and if it ever blows or gets a rod know I have a new 350 that will be going into this truck.
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why are you concern about the pulling power?
when i had my grand cherokee V8, it dragged on it's nuts when i had to pulled his 25' boat because stock suspension was too soft.
when i had my grand cherokee V8, it dragged on it's nuts when i had to pulled his 25' boat because stock suspension was too soft.
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The weak link in that truck is the awd system, Chevy lowered the tow capacity on every thing they put it in.
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funny you say that, Im having a tranny guy tell me the same thing. How weak is that awd system? the entire reason I got this truck is because the AWD system so I could pull a good sized boat out of the ramp in any condition low or high tide.
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