They put those 5.9s into the 2500s, and 3500s the engine has the power to move the load. The issue is the brakes and suspension at this point. Old trucks were made with a lot of leeway. If they rated it at 5000 lb it could probably tow 7 to 8000 pretty well. You just have to remember to start braking well in advance. I tow my 8-9k lb fifth wheel RV with the gooseneck on my 1500 and it does just fine. Spring boosters on to help with the weight. I would never want to put that on a rear hitch tho. Low and slow is the game at that point
Be careful buying aftermarket fuel pumps pre-installed in the housing. Some of those aftermarket housings make it much more difficult to replace just the fuel pump. Keep your OEM housing if you can.
I have a 1996 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9L Magnum with tow package/transmission cooler from factory. I towed a 1982 Ford F-150 (single cab step-side) with a 2,200 lbs. Uhaul car hauler. My Ram, which has a camper shell, was loaded with household items (approximately 1,000 lbs) and items in the back of the Ford Truck (6,000 lbs) totally approximately 9,000 lbs. I towed this from NM to upstate NY in 2020 with no problems at all. I used the AC half of the way and when filling the truck with gas, I used the highest quality octane fuel and the pumps. I was absolutely astonished at the performance of this old Dodge Ram that I bought off of my father. The truck had about 130,000 miles on it at the time. What an awesome truck!
Only put the gas that it is rated for..... Putting higher octane fuel in an engine that is rated at 87 is only going to cause issues, it is not going to give you better power it is not going to give you any sort of better performance. What it will give you tho is some nice pinging. It'll run but I guarantee you you actually cut a little bit of power out of it.
@@seanbutler2291 I appreciate your advice. That was done mostly for the trip and the load from NM to NY. Since I've now been settled in NY (upstate) since 2020, I will only put a higher-grade octane (the only one available without ethanol) 2 or 3 tanks a year. Truck is running great with no issues. It should be noted that I do not frequently use the truck for heavy loads or trailer pulls. Thanks again.
nobody has mentioned trailer brakes? makes a huge difference. I have the actuator and good brakes on my 20ft gooseneck trailer. I have a 99 Dodge 1500 with 5.9 and auto trans I pull it with
I just can't believe how everyone threatened this guy it's funny because you may know a lil more doesn't mean to be mean im shore there is alot of things some of us don't know stay humble ppl and help one another
It's been 4 years but nobody commented about the shift knob, however i would love the shift knob i have a white sn95 with a black interior on the very off chance you still have it
Any trailer over 700kg payload in Europe has to have its own brakes which work from hitch- you brake, hitch activate cable brakes and brakes as well and they brake quite well. Only downside compared with US electric brakes is they wont assist you in any way if you stop uphill and by some reason get dragged back. By the way US style electric brakes and unbalanced trailers are illegal in Europe, just so you can have some information you didn't ask for 😂 Heaviest I towed with my was about 9000 pounds, it did great but I have way too soft and slack suspension to get up to even 50 mph, wobbling is bad and trailer goes like a fish tail. Will see how it does after new struds and bushes
i have a '94 gt 5.0 Converable. Powersteering pump failed and fuel pump also failed. Back window has come almost completly separated from the top itself. The groundwire is disfunctioal. The leather seats need some attendtion. Otherwise its a good car. Probably around 1000.00- 2000.00 will make it perfect. If youve got some videos to cover most of the issues with your '94 id really like to have acccess to yhem. Thanks for being real and understandable.
13mm for the drive shaft. I got them off with a regular 6 point and a little tappy tap tap and my big haus 1/2 impact but i boogered the bolts up a bit. Definitely use a 12pt wrench. Especially because the bolts got stuck in the socket requiring me to heat them with a torch then drive them out of the socket with a screw driver holding it with vice grips slamming it on the concrete floor. (Btw this trick works 100% of the time if you get a bolt stuck really bad) Always use the right tool for the job if at all possible. I am just a stubborn idiot who likes to work hard not smart.
I have basically the same car other than I have the black on black leather interior. The sound systems actually came in 4 options mach. Mach 460 GT premium and standard. When I did my system last year I went through the hell of trying to get the right adapter for a deck and actually phoned ford directly to figure it all out. Great video
@Raffiki7773K the mach 460s are actually pretty good for what they are.. my car came factory with the GT premium which came with only one amplifier under the dash and upgraded 6x9s all around. I guess it was ok for 98 but it was hell trying to get the right harness to get it the way I wanted it. Putting in a double din also proved to be alot of work your basically need the fascia from an 01 so instead of cutting my dash up I just put a badd ass single din in. Comp kickers all around in 6x9s with a terminator amp and Rockford Fosgate 10 in the trunk. It does pretty good but I'm gunna put double tens in to get a bigger boom out of it.
I agree. I bought a Delphi FG0827 assembly and lived to regret it. I destroyed the little hose removing it so that I could get to the fuel pump. Now I can't find a replacement hose. Maybe I can fabricate something but I'll still have the same issue if I have to replace the fuel pump again.
i tow with my 5.9 magnum all the time. mostly right around 6k but sometimes around 8-9k i installed a dual 18” fan set up that pulls right around 6500-7000cfm and it works great, the engine temps never go over 200.
