Towing travel trailer with an Xterra
Hi (new member here), I got here by searching around on google about towing a travel trailer with my xterra. Got here, read the one post I found about someone towing with an xterra but, it seemed t...
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Yeh I saw that too in the fine print about "properly equipped." Thing is, the Xterra doesn't come with different gear box options and mine is the Pro-4X model so it has the most upgraded suspension setup that Xterra's come with (little bit beefier shocks from bilstein is really all it is). If you price out an Xterra with options on a website like edmunds you'll see there is no opportunity to check off something like an upgraded trans cooler. That's why I wondered what they meant when they said "properly equipped." Maybe I will call the dealer and see what the service department says.
As far as tow weight goes, my wife and the dog and I make up about 500lbs of weight and the stuff we bring is probably another 150lbs +/- of weight. So even if we subtracted 700lbs from 5000, I should still have approximately 4300lbs available. The trailers I'm looking at seem to be under that but, I wonder if it's wise to get close to that or whether I should be looking at like, half that weight as a more realistic goal.
As far as tow weight goes, my wife and the dog and I make up about 500lbs of weight and the stuff we bring is probably another 150lbs +/- of weight. So even if we subtracted 700lbs from 5000, I should still have approximately 4300lbs available. The trailers I'm looking at seem to be under that but, I wonder if it's wise to get close to that or whether I should be looking at like, half that weight as a more realistic goal.
