'04 Tows 3500lbs Like Crap!!!

'04 Tows 3500lbs Like Crap!!!

07-21-2007, 07:29 PM

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'04 Tows 3500lbs Like Crap!!!

Recently bought the truck in sig below. I hadn't towed anything over 2000lbs until yesterday. Trucks seems to be all there...good power, trans shifts good, well maintained. Well, I purchased an 8x24 enclosed v-nose trailer yesterday and the truck pulls it like a gasser. It's only 3500lbs but it feels like more from the wind resistance, I guess. My truck gets 21mpg empty on the highway. I got 12.5 pulling this empty trailer home. WOW!!! Couldn't believe it. Wait until I add some weight! It was also really slow to get it moving. I realize my truck is stock but damn! I had no idea. I recently sold an '01 2500 6spd and it wouldn't have done this. Is this auto really that bad? What gives? I don't want to spend a million dollars on chips, exhausts, sticks, turbos, etc. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Clay.

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'04 2500, 305/555, auto, 2wd, 3.73, QC, short bed, 65k miles, all stock except for a few dents

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