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Old Apr 27, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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Towing with a t56

I'm thinking about towing a wild mud s10 with a 5.3/t56 combo. Not a camaro, but I figured I'd get a no bs answer here. Its a strong trans, and strong is strong right? Its going in an s10 which have a factory rating of 5000 lbs.

What do you guys think? I'm thinking about selling my blazer and using this for any truck needs.
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 12:06 AM
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Transmission: `95 T56 \ `88 200-4R
Re: Towing with a t56

As long as you know how to tow without burning up the clutch, you'll be fine. Keep your hydraulics well bled so the release is working tip-top.
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 09:19 AM
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Car: 1985 Camaro Z28, VIN F
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Re: Towing with a t56

You may want to consider 4.11 or 4.56 rear gears if you plan on towing close to that 5,000lbs. Note that the only 2 T56 factory truck applications (Dodge Ram SRT10 and the Chevy SSR) had larger output shaft sizes in their T56s, and still came with the lower rear gears to help moving a heavy tow load without stressing the T56 output. If your T56 is a fbody version (27 spline output) you need to be aware of the limitations.
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