okokok ... went to the chevy site ... there is mention there of a
requirement for the touring suspension option (as well as oil/transmission
cooling etc). Since suspension may come into the picture, I suggest first
establish the weight you'll be towing. This will decide what you'll need to
do in the way of upgrades ... which may include a new vehicle ... which was
my only solution.

"bowgus" wrote in message
able.rogers.com...
Well you could do what I did to improve the towing capacity of my subaru
....
I sold it and bought a jeep cherokee ... almost doubling the capacity ...
:-)

"RLRUXER" wrote in message
...
i have a 2002 chevy venture van with the 3.4 liter engine. i do not
have
the
factory tow package b/c i did not think i would be towing anything,
however I
would like to get a small runabout. is there anything that i can do to
improve
the towing capacity of this vehicle. The manual says that without the
tow
package i can only tow 2000, but with a tow package i could tow 3500. i
was
wondering what exactly the tow package consisted of and what i could do
to
add
a "tow package" to my van.

thanks
Rob Ruxer
Hopewell,va