dmboiler wrote:
Thanks to all for the information and advice. Below is some data from the stickers on the driver's side door frame:
GVWR: 7500 LB
Front GAWR: 3550 LB
Rear GAWR: 4250 LB
The combined weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed: 1508 LB
The 1508 lbs limit is what will decide your towing capacity, not the 9000 lbs max trailering weight. Meaning that you might hit the 1508 lb limit before you hit the 9000 lbs weight.
Again, it depends. If it is going to be just you sitting inside the SUV, then it will be fine. However, if you are going with family of 4, then the four of you could together weigh, I dunno, 600 to 800 lbs. Then you will need to subtract that from the max payload (1508 lbs). Assuming the higher end of 800 lbs person weight, that leaves with around 708 lbs of tongue weight. Given that tongue weights are around 14% of the trailer weight, that gives you a max trailer weight of 708 lbs / 0.14 = 5057 lbs for your trailer.
