payload and WD hitch clarification
With four sons and a wife in a Nissan Armada with 1450 payload, tongue weight becomes a factor pretty quick. We're in the market for a camper that'll sleep all of us. What I believe I understand: ...
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The WD will transfer some weight to the front wheels of TV and some back to the trailer... What this # will be is dependent on a few things...
Like vehicle suspension ...
The main factor when setting the WD up is getting the front axle restored to same weight with no trailer attached. Once you restore the front axle to stock( and never never add more weight) what it will take off the rear depends on the tongue weight and what your loading in the TV and camper..
The armada will tow 9000 lbs or so..
But, here is how you figure what you can tow and find your boundrys..
Take the truck to a cat scale and get both axles weighed. You can do this alone or with the family in it. Preferable with the family and full tank of gas.
Then look at your door tag. Get the axle ratings. Take your rear axle rating and subtract what you got from your weigh. Thats what capacity you have left for tongue..
Also be alert of your front axle too. Often the front axle with engine up there and all the family will put the axle weight close to the door tag. Then when you try to use a WD hitch to get weight off the rear it puts the front over the limit...
Hope this helps...
Like vehicle suspension ...
The main factor when setting the WD up is getting the front axle restored to same weight with no trailer attached. Once you restore the front axle to stock( and never never add more weight) what it will take off the rear depends on the tongue weight and what your loading in the TV and camper..
The armada will tow 9000 lbs or so..
But, here is how you figure what you can tow and find your boundrys..
Take the truck to a cat scale and get both axles weighed. You can do this alone or with the family in it. Preferable with the family and full tank of gas.
Then look at your door tag. Get the axle ratings. Take your rear axle rating and subtract what you got from your weigh. Thats what capacity you have left for tongue..
Also be alert of your front axle too. Often the front axle with engine up there and all the family will put the axle weight close to the door tag. Then when you try to use a WD hitch to get weight off the rear it puts the front over the limit...
Hope this helps...
