Towing with a VX

[Canadian80]

Wow thanks for all the pics and info guys..
I think I'm going to continue to pursue the VX, as towing will be infrequent short trips.
Thanks again,
-Ryan

[tom4bren]

"Hey Tom..did ya strip yers down!!"

Thx Joe so VERY much for correcting me.

'Scuse my typo, I meant to say 3000lbs. My SeaDoo is prolly about 2000lbs and tows fine. The twin pack of SeaDoos is even less & tows even better with the wider stance (it's almost as wide at the VX with the offset from Hell).

I agree with Canadian, for short hauls to/from the lake, the VX is fine for towing. For long hauls, you should at least add a tranny cooler.

Canadian, the power mode switch can be your friend while towing. It is NOT recommended to use low range on the transfer case while on pavement (some have without incident but I never would).

Tom

[Joe_Black]

Follow the same towing guidelines as for the Isuzu Trooper RS which has the same wheelbase as the VX: 5000lbs tow and 500 tongue. I'm not certain why Isuzu chose not to include this in the VX manual and opted for the "towing not recommended" comment other than dealing with an overly-litiginous American society. But a survey of Isuzu's other 90-inch wheelbase vehicles will yield the same stats for the drivetrain. I regularly towed full loads with my 1993 Trooper RS and will all of my VX's too, you just have to be mindful of the short wheelbase.