Going to tow one of my RX's to the shop this weekend, and tow the other back to my house. Question- do I need to unbolt the rear driveshaft, or will they be okay if I just leave them in neutral? They will be towed on a dolly, front wheels up, rear wheels down.

i say that you should spring for a flatbed tow truck, just to be on the safe side. i trust not hte tow dolly on a 4wd, or awd car.

 

good luck though. if its dual range 5 spd, it should be fine, but if its full time 4wd or awd, i wouldnt leave tires on the ground without disconnection the drive shaft, its too easy to have the car jump the dolly if there is power transfer from the wheels on the ground to the wheels in the dolly, even if in neutral.

yeah if its a dual range etc.. just through it in nuetral and place the transfer case in FWD and ur good to go on a dolly... I was skepttical at first but i just bought one and had to tow it 20 miles and it worked no problem...

This one has no FWD setting. It is full time 4WD.

i dont reccomend the tow dolly, its a good chance that it will end up in disaster.

Just out of curiousity, what are the 'risks' involved. . . .why would it end in disaster [towing an AWD car]?

Just out of curiousity, what are the 'risks' involved. . . .why would it end in disaster [towing an AWD car]?

 

Center diff doesn't take well to the abuse of 2 wheels turning and two being stationary.

how far do you have to tow them? and over what roads and such?

Just pull the rear driveshaft segment and you are good. It bolts to flanges on both ends, 12mm (maybe 13mm) wrenches needed. No worry about AWD, fluid leakage, driveshaft falling off, or whatever.

I've towed 2 AWD XT6s with a dolley and with just the driveshafts removed probably a total of 500 miles. Had no problems whatsoever and still drive both cars. Won't hesitate to tow another cross country if needed.

without pulling a drive shaft, if you tow an awd car on a dolly, not only can you hurt the center diff, but you also run the rsk of having the car jump the dolly and go outta control.even if the car is in neutral, the transmission is still linking both sets of wheels and can cause serious damage. thats why i always insist on a flat bed to move my cars if they have to be towed.

if you are renting the dolly from uhaul, just go for the extra $15-20 and rent a 16foot car trailer.they make them pretty easy to use, and alot safer for the rx.dollys do work good for 2wd or cars that are not full time 4wd.good luck

Unless you trailer it, you will have to remove the driveline. With the driveline move, you can move it short distances (less then 100 feet) under it's own power by locking the center diff.

It is being towed for free by a buddy, so getting a car trailer would cost me quite a bit more.

 

I'll just remove the driveshaft segment before towing it. No biggie. Just was wondering if it was necessary; I've never had a FT4WD car before.