MyExpWork
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- Camarillo, CA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1991 4-door 4X4 XLT
To give you real world experience and some specs.
I have a 91 auto 4x4 with tow package 4-door. I have 161,000 miles. This model comes with 4.0L 3.73 rear end, I think and a tranny cooler. I have owned for four years since it had 60,500 miles.
If you go to MSN.com and go to the auto section, pull up the early models 91-94 and then compare it to whatever, it will give you the tow ratings. Mine has a tow rating of 6,000 approx.
My SUV has been extremely reliable, I have not changed anything important concerning the driveline, tranny, xfer case engine. (Engine wants a top-end overhaul-I'll probabaly do it in the next six months-vavles are getting noisy).
I have towed a 79 toyota P/U 4X4 reg cab, short bed, no problems, an 84 porsche 944 no probs. I currently tow two jet skis plus fuel and camping gear which I think equals about 2,500-3,000 pounds. I average about 70-75 mph on the freeway. I live in Oxnard about 1 hour north of LA. The lake I go to is Lopez Lake, the only time I shift out of O/D is going up that grade just before Buellton. But I still get up the hill going about 55 mph. Plus I have bigger tires than stock.
And I am planning to buy a boat which will probably weigh 1,000 lbs more, I plan on using my EX to tow that.
Now I'm sure if I made some mods and fixed and tuned-up the motor, I could do even better.
To compare, my uncle has a 94 F-150 with the 305 v-8 2wd(not sure about tow package) bone stock. He was towing a 3500 boat up the same grade and same time, he said he shifted out of O/D and left the cruise control on. He left me in the dust. But I figured the vehicles weighed close to the same, plus his engine only has about 24,000 miles on it. Plus he was probably being much more aggressive about the hill, I tend to be more easy on my stuff.
Brian
I have a 91 auto 4x4 with tow package 4-door. I have 161,000 miles. This model comes with 4.0L 3.73 rear end, I think and a tranny cooler. I have owned for four years since it had 60,500 miles.
If you go to MSN.com and go to the auto section, pull up the early models 91-94 and then compare it to whatever, it will give you the tow ratings. Mine has a tow rating of 6,000 approx.
My SUV has been extremely reliable, I have not changed anything important concerning the driveline, tranny, xfer case engine. (Engine wants a top-end overhaul-I'll probabaly do it in the next six months-vavles are getting noisy).
I have towed a 79 toyota P/U 4X4 reg cab, short bed, no problems, an 84 porsche 944 no probs. I currently tow two jet skis plus fuel and camping gear which I think equals about 2,500-3,000 pounds. I average about 70-75 mph on the freeway. I live in Oxnard about 1 hour north of LA. The lake I go to is Lopez Lake, the only time I shift out of O/D is going up that grade just before Buellton. But I still get up the hill going about 55 mph. Plus I have bigger tires than stock.
And I am planning to buy a boat which will probably weigh 1,000 lbs more, I plan on using my EX to tow that.
Now I'm sure if I made some mods and fixed and tuned-up the motor, I could do even better.
To compare, my uncle has a 94 F-150 with the 305 v-8 2wd(not sure about tow package) bone stock. He was towing a 3500 boat up the same grade and same time, he said he shifted out of O/D and left the cruise control on. He left me in the dust. But I figured the vehicles weighed close to the same, plus his engine only has about 24,000 miles on it. Plus he was probably being much more aggressive about the hill, I tend to be more easy on my stuff.
Brian
