2015 xl 3.5 n/a
04-26-2016, 09:10 PM
#1
2015 xl 3.5 n/a
So I've been reading alot on towing. I saw that alot of people are saying to make sure you setup your hitch and trailer I'm really confused honestly. I will be towing car of max weight 3600 any help would also greatly be appreciated also what type of trailer since I'm in the market for one.
04-26-2016, 10:10 PM
#2
When they say setup your hitch, they are talking about a weight distributing hitch. They take some tuning to get right.
When you have a trailer that puts a lot of weight on the back of the truck, it tends to cause the front end to lift up and reduces the weight on the front tires. This makes its so the truck cannot stop or turn as effectively and is dangerous. A weight distributing hitch forces some of the trailers weight back onto the front tires so that your truck will still handle well.
You may not need a weight distributing hitch for a 3600 lb trailer. What is most important is the tongue weight of the trailer. If your truck has the factory hitch on it, then there should be a sticker which tells you how much tongue weight it can take before you need a weight distributing hitch. I believe it is usually 500 lbs.
When you have a trailer that puts a lot of weight on the back of the truck, it tends to cause the front end to lift up and reduces the weight on the front tires. This makes its so the truck cannot stop or turn as effectively and is dangerous. A weight distributing hitch forces some of the trailers weight back onto the front tires so that your truck will still handle well.
You may not need a weight distributing hitch for a 3600 lb trailer. What is most important is the tongue weight of the trailer. If your truck has the factory hitch on it, then there should be a sticker which tells you how much tongue weight it can take before you need a weight distributing hitch. I believe it is usually 500 lbs.
Last edited by mass-hole; 04-26-2016 at 10:24 PM.
04-26-2016, 10:41 PM
#3
When they say setup your hitch, they are talking about a weight distributing hitch. They take some tuning to get right.
When you have a trailer that puts a lot of weight on the back of the truck, it tends to cause the front end to lift up and reduces the weight on the front tires. This makes its so the truck cannot stop or turn as effectively and is dangerous. A weight distributing hitch forces some of the trailers weight back onto the front tires so that your truck will still handle well.
You may not need a weight distributing hitch for a 3600 lb trailer. What is most important is the tongue weight of the trailer. If your truck has the factory hitch on it, then there should be a sticker which tells you how much tongue weight it can take before you need a weight distributing hitch. I believe it is usually 500 lbs.
When you have a trailer that puts a lot of weight on the back of the truck, it tends to cause the front end to lift up and reduces the weight on the front tires. This makes its so the truck cannot stop or turn as effectively and is dangerous. A weight distributing hitch forces some of the trailers weight back onto the front tires so that your truck will still handle well.
You may not need a weight distributing hitch for a 3600 lb trailer. What is most important is the tongue weight of the trailer. If your truck has the factory hitch on it, then there should be a sticker which tells you how much tongue weight it can take before you need a weight distributing hitch. I believe it is usually 500 lbs.
04-27-2016, 05:37 PM
#4
Jose - Be careful. Are you talking about towing the 3600# car on a trailer? If so, you are likely going to exceed 5000# max with the car and trailer combination. Once you exceed 5000#, you need the WD hitch.
04-27-2016, 06:33 PM
#5
Yes I am talking about car and trailer can't say weight for trailer since I'm looking for one but it would be like a 1400 mile trip