Paper is concerned with boat trailers, campers, and travel trailers not exceeding 30 ft in length or 5500 lb in gross empty weight; study carried out at Chrysler Engineering Proving Grounds to investigate aspects of trailer towing on car performance, temperature and structural effects; braking and electrical problems; to meet various towing requirements, Chrysler Corp developed trailer package for each of their car lines; package consists of heavy-duty cooling system, automatic transmission, heavy-duty higher ratio rear axles, and brakes, oversize tires on wider rims, heavy-duty springs with sway eliminator bar, turn signal flashes and brake stop light switch.
Trailer towing -- Challenge accepted
SAE -- Paper
SAE Meeting (Detroit Sec) ; 1964
1964
4 pages
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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