Can i tow a awd 3000gt? - 3000GT/Stealth International Message Center

92dsfwdtt · 09-17-2008, 05:55 PM

i am about to buy a 3000gt and my dad went out to rent a tow dolly for me. it didnt occur to eithor of us that the awd might not alow for us to tow the car using a dolly where only the rear or front tires would be on the ground. CAN I TOW A 3000GT VR4 WITH A REGULAR TOW DOLLY OR WILL THE AWD NOT ALOW IT???????? two of the tires will be on the ground and two will not. and if not could i just pull the drive shaft so that the rear tires are no longer hooked up to the trans?

Gushers248 · 09-17-2008, 05:59 PM

Yeah, you can't town it with the awd. Get a flat bed

stans3000gt · 09-17-2008, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 92dsfwdtt

i am about to buy a 3000gt and my dad went out to rent a tow dolly for me. it didnt occur to eithor of us that the awd might not alow for us to tow the car using a dolly where only the rear or front tires would be on the ground. CAN I TOW A 3000GT VR4 WITH A REGULAR TOW DOLLY OR WILL THE AWD NOT ALOW IT???????? two of the tires will be on the ground and two will not. and if not could i just pull the drive shaft so that the rear tires are no longer hooked up to the trans?

Yeah you could pull the drive driveshaft and I believe you should be ok, its not very easy to do if you dont have a lift yet a jack will do but its a pain in the ass. Just be safe get a flatbed and get it home safe. Dont try to be too creative here or you will not make it home a happy man. Good luck! and congrats on your vr-4 purchase...

92dsfwdtt · 09-17-2008, 07:21 PM

unfortunatly u haul wont rent anything to me because "explorers are to dangerous to tow with"... $#%* them its fine i tow boats all the time how can it be dangerous. so i had to go to aero paper and supply to get a tow dolly and they dont have the type that you put the whole car up on. the cars about 2 hrs away tho.... i know it will prob be a pain but if all i can do is take the drive shaft out then i guess i kinda have to. the car was in an accident tho so im praying that the prev owner didnt have it towed imporperly. :-/ he clamed that it ran for 4 months after the crash tho so i doubt he had it towed if he kept driving it. and what exactly is a vcw? everyone talks about it but what is it??

1991StealthR/T · 09-17-2008, 07:25 PM

VCU? you mean?

Gushers248 · 09-17-2008, 07:30 PM

vcu? It's in your transmission, shit gets expensive in there.

92dsfwdtt · 09-17-2008, 10:47 PM

lol yea sorry thats what i ment. what exactly does it do. when i was doing a tt fwd conversion everyone asked me to give them it from the awd mtx i was going to buy... i never did get the conversion done but what does it do? im guessing it has something to do with the power distribution between the tires (mainly the rears) but i have never had an awd car and never really even looked at them because i had a fwd that was fast enough for a highschool kid. but anyways im guessing you cant just buy one from 3sx or mitsu. so do you just buy a used awd mtx to get one? or will a used awd atx also have one?

92dsfwdtt · 09-17-2008, 10:49 PM

oh and 91 stealth rt you have a sick hood. it reminds me of a firebirds. least i think its the fire bird that has one like that.... where did you get it?

GTwizard · 09-17-2008, 11:46 PM

just call a flat bed service. The car is worth it. And if they have a wreck, your covered. They are not expensive at all. consider your time, your dads time,the time on the road. It really is the cheap way out.

jay173 · 09-18-2008, 12:30 AM

You should ask for a flatbed because you cant tow these any other way.

09-17-2008, 05:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
92dsfwdtt Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: in and around CT Drives: 92 Dodge Stealth RT Trader Rating: (0)	Can i tow a awd 3000gt? i am about to buy a 3000gt and my dad went out to rent a tow dolly for me. it didnt occur to eithor of us that the awd might not alow for us to tow the car using a dolly where only the rear or front tires would be on the ground. CAN I TOW A 3000GT VR4 WITH A REGULAR TOW DOLLY OR WILL THE AWD NOT ALOW IT???????? two of the tires will be on the ground and two will not. and if not could i just pull the drive shaft so that the rear tires are no longer hooked up to the trans?

09-17-2008, 05:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
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09-17-2008, 07:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
92dsfwdtt Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: in and around CT Drives: 92 Dodge Stealth RT Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Can i tow a awd 3000gt? unfortunatly u haul wont rent anything to me because "explorers are to dangerous to tow with"... $#%* them its fine i tow boats all the time how can it be dangerous. so i had to go to aero paper and supply to get a tow dolly and they dont have the type that you put the whole car up on. the cars about 2 hrs away tho.... i know it will prob be a pain but if all i can do is take the drive shaft out then i guess i kinda have to. the car was in an accident tho so im praying that the prev owner didnt have it towed imporperly. :-/ he clamed that it ran for 4 months after the crash tho so i doubt he had it towed if he kept driving it. and what exactly is a vcw? everyone talks about it but what is it??

09-17-2008, 07:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
1991StealthR/T ESR/TWS6 Stealth owner Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Meshoppen.PA Drives: 91' Stealth eSR/T Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Can i tow a awd 3000gt? VCU? you mean? __________________ 1991 Dodge Stealth R/T - Passion Red - Spun bearing soon to be TTFWD 1985.5 Mitsubishi Starion - California Red - Blown head gasket and sat for 10+ years. - soon to be either running or sitting until the Stealth is done.

09-17-2008, 07:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
Gushers248 Boosted :D Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hastings, MN Drives: 4x4 dime + 91 VR-4 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: Can i tow a awd 3000gt? vcu? It's in your transmission, shit gets expensive in there.

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09-17-2008, 10:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
92dsfwdtt Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: in and around CT Drives: 92 Dodge Stealth RT Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Can i tow a awd 3000gt? lol yea sorry thats what i ment. what exactly does it do. when i was doing a tt fwd conversion everyone asked me to give them it from the awd mtx i was going to buy... i never did get the conversion done but what does it do? im guessing it has something to do with the power distribution between the tires (mainly the rears) but i have never had an awd car and never really even looked at them because i had a fwd that was fast enough for a highschool kid. but anyways im guessing you cant just buy one from 3sx or mitsu. so do you just buy a used awd mtx to get one? or will a used awd atx also have one?

09-17-2008, 10:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
92dsfwdtt Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: in and around CT Drives: 92 Dodge Stealth RT Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Can i tow a awd 3000gt? oh and 91 stealth rt you have a sick hood. it reminds me of a firebirds. least i think its the fire bird that has one like that.... where did you get it?

09-17-2008, 11:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
GTwizard Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: Can i tow a awd 3000gt? just call a flat bed service. The car is worth it. And if they have a wreck, your covered. They are not expensive at all. consider your time, your dads time,the time on the road. It really is the cheap way out.

09-18-2008, 12:30 AM	#10 (permalink)
jay173 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Can i tow a awd 3000gt? You should ask for a flatbed because you cant tow these any other way.