Evo X as a tow car
I would think the Evo could tow 4000, maybe 5000lbs MAX I would keep it as close to 4000 as possible!! Most people in Europe have cars, you see few trucks, and more than half have tow hitches, they tow everything with their cars. You should be fine, the gearing is low enough. I wouldn't reccomend driving cross country or prolonged driving. if your trip is over an hour I'd stop and take a break every hour, hour and a half or so for 30 min and let things cool down.
Side note: you should probably use a vehicle made for towing but it should do it, if that's your only option. I would like to see how you mount the tow reciever.
Side note: you should probably use a vehicle made for towing but it should do it, if that's your only option. I would like to see how you mount the tow reciever.
Last edited by D420mac; Jul 24, 2009 at 08:57 PM.
im not lookin to argue, but towing is definitely NOT the evo's intended purpose, even though it it happens to be the hitch's. i mean, vehicles intended for towing have a much different power and torque curve. You might be able to successfully do it, but keep in mind that as an all wheel drive car, towing heavy weight might put an inordinate strain on the transmission or drivetrain or whatever. Like other people have said, i wouldn't want to risk the possible damage to the clutch or anything else, especially given the reputation and propensity that these cars have for weakness in those particular areas. just my two cents
I've seen normal lancers pulling heavy loads. Tongue weight and pulling weight are different, you have to find the balance. Once the weight is rolling it's nothing to pull the main concern is starts and stops.
Intended purpose is a silly argument people use the EVO for everything. Of course there will be more wear than normal driving. If you reinforced the components you could tow anything you wanted. Your main limitation would be the weight of your car being able to stop what your pulling.
The Stock Evo weighs 3500 lbs and basically it could tow that weight all day. The only problem I forsee is a trailer and car will equate to about 5000 lbs. and that weight is difficult to stop when it's pushing your 3500lb EVO. thats why stopping way early is paramount.
most vehicles(normal) their tow rating is based on their weight not their power having the powerTQ makes it easy to pull heavy loads. For instance my outlander weighs 4000lbs, and that is also the tow rating, but it'll easily pull 7000 lbs by balancing out the load. The main concern being braking, and the load pushing the outlander or trying to come around jacknifing.
Even if you were to have a large truck jacknifing can occur but they are much heavier and the trailers are longer, the weight of the trailer is placed over the rear tires which adds the majority of weight (the load) to the pulling vehicle, balancing the weight.
A twin axel car trailer you want to add the weight just a bit forward of the axels so you will be adding enough tongue weight to the car to make the car balance out to the weight of the load, but not too much because then you risk bottoming out your suspension. You want the majority of the load over the axels so that it makes it easy to pull, but too much and you will have problems stopping.
I hope this clarifies your question.
Intended purpose is a silly argument people use the EVO for everything. Of course there will be more wear than normal driving. If you reinforced the components you could tow anything you wanted. Your main limitation would be the weight of your car being able to stop what your pulling.
The Stock Evo weighs 3500 lbs and basically it could tow that weight all day. The only problem I forsee is a trailer and car will equate to about 5000 lbs. and that weight is difficult to stop when it's pushing your 3500lb EVO. thats why stopping way early is paramount.
most vehicles(normal) their tow rating is based on their weight not their power having the powerTQ makes it easy to pull heavy loads. For instance my outlander weighs 4000lbs, and that is also the tow rating, but it'll easily pull 7000 lbs by balancing out the load. The main concern being braking, and the load pushing the outlander or trying to come around jacknifing.
Even if you were to have a large truck jacknifing can occur but they are much heavier and the trailers are longer, the weight of the trailer is placed over the rear tires which adds the majority of weight (the load) to the pulling vehicle, balancing the weight.
A twin axel car trailer you want to add the weight just a bit forward of the axels so you will be adding enough tongue weight to the car to make the car balance out to the weight of the load, but not too much because then you risk bottoming out your suspension. You want the majority of the load over the axels so that it makes it easy to pull, but too much and you will have problems stopping.
I hope this clarifies your question.
Last edited by D420mac; Jul 24, 2009 at 09:31 PM.
im not lookin to argue, but towing is definitely NOT the evo's intended purpose, even though it it happens to be the hitch's. i mean, vehicles intended for towing have a much different power and torque curve. You might be able to successfully do it, but keep in mind that as an all wheel drive car, towing heavy weight might put an inordinate strain on the transmission or drivetrain or whatever. Like other people have said, i wouldn't want to risk the possible damage to the clutch or anything else, especially given the reputation and propensity that these cars have for weakness in those particular areas. just my two cents
Man you could pull that with a four wheeler, of course the EVO will do it. The question was will it pull a car trailer and the answer is yes it will, it may not be designed for it but it can do the job if need be. You guy's are getting too opinionated and the book says this.... it's an EVO a Work horse, run it hard and put it away wet.
I had a Saturn SL1 5spd 120hp no TQ that I used to pull around a 20' bay liner boat, I drove slow and took it easy it did just fine. up hills and down. down the boat ramp and back up with a wet boat on it. NP Just hoped the ramp wasn't wet. Over 130,000 miles on it, sold it to my brother. He had it awhile and traded it in. It looked funny as hell but it did it I wish I had pictures to post!
The Evo will do it but as others said not recommended.
I had a Saturn SL1 5spd 120hp no TQ that I used to pull around a 20' bay liner boat, I drove slow and took it easy it did just fine. up hills and down. down the boat ramp and back up with a wet boat on it. NP Just hoped the ramp wasn't wet. Over 130,000 miles on it, sold it to my brother. He had it awhile and traded it in. It looked funny as hell but it did it I wish I had pictures to post!
The Evo will do it but as others said not recommended.