Originally Posted by
Jamesdean
when you are saying weight it can tow are you referring to gross weight or tongue weight. I have a 96 Mazda miata, a lot smaller than the impala and the book says it can pull 2000 lbs, but can only have 1000 lbs of tongue weight. Tongue weight being the weight at the ball on the hitch...
Better reread the manual. Tongue weight is usually 10-15% of the total weight of what is being towed. A 1000# total weight wold have a tongue weight of 100#. I can absolutely guarantee you a Maza Miata cannot handle 1000# tongue weight. Either you misread it or it is a typo in the manual.
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