Towing capacity of S10?

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I've got a 1998 S-10, 2.2L, 3.73 gears. I want to pull a 2,500lbs car
on a car carrier behind it.
Question is... can I? Edmunds and others rate the 'towing capacity'
at 5,500 lbs. But my sales sticker has a box on it that reads
'maximum tow rating for this vehicle is 2,000 lbs with appropriately
rated trailer hitch'. That's big difference.
So can I do it safely?

Hi guys; I'm new here. Read a lot & learned from this site. Thank you. I have '96 Chevy S-10 LS Crew Cab w/ 4.3L Engine @ 160,000 Mi. I'm in MT. Looking for about 2 yrs. for a camper/ TT to 'get out' for the winters. My bumper states "200 # Tongue, & 200# weight. LOTS of Q's please. Ex.- Went to Snowy mtns for firewood one year. We loaded her up to top of topper. Drove down mtn; brakes wouldn't hold. Stopped; put it in 4x4 low. She crawled about 5 mph down mtn; no brakes. My baby doll! Got on highway, had plenty of power; but looking @ sky- ha. Drove back @ 45 mph; got home, & she was good. Needing to get out MT winters. Getting too dam old. Weighted my truck @ scale; weighed 4100 #'s 1/2 wet.

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I've got a 1998 S-10, 2.2L, 3.73 gears. I want to pull a 2,500lbs car
on a car carrier behind it.
Question is... can I? Edmunds and others rate the 'towing capacity'
at 5,500 lbs. But my sales sticker has a box on it that reads
'maximum tow rating for this vehicle is 2,000 lbs with appropriately
rated trailer hitch'. That's big difference.
So can I do it safely?

With the proper weight distribution hitch, up to 6000 lb trailer can
be towed with a V6, equipped with proper brakes. 5500 on the 4 banger.
Make sure the weight transfer is correct -about 10% of trailer weight
on the hitch, or you will be all over the road. The equalizer hitch
will keep the nose down.. Not over 1600? lbs total load on the axles
including passengers and fuel.

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I loved your comment, my s10 will be getting a small cargo trailer on monday because of you.

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I have a 4.3 5 speed s10. I hooked a single axle flat trailer on it with over 3000 pounds of slab wood evenly distributed. If you can unhooked the hitch and keep the trailer level by hand with ease it doesn't put any actual weight the the truck at that point your just dragging 3000 pounds behind it. So if you use a car dolly you shouldn't have any issue towing any vehicle behind an s10. The eight sites on the dolly's axle.