Expedition vs. Durango?
I have a 27' TT, 5200# dry, estimated 6,000# loaded, 650# tongue weight empty. Have a Reese WDH. Plan on going across the Rockies. Bought a 2008 Expedition with 9,000# tow capacity, duh, doesn't fit i...
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colliehauler wrote:Mvander wrote:I personaly would not want to tow with a uni-body.
Expy is a more robust 1/2 ton based suv. Not saying the durango wont work just that it will be a less robust platform.
Nothing inherantly wrong with a unibody design. They can be made just as strong, and in some cases stronger than a frame.
Something most people don't know about, ALL motor coaches are unibody. They can gross 54,000 lbs and tow 20,000 lbs, on 3 axles. That's more concentrated axle loads than Class 8 semis. Yet their chassis are rated for 2 - 3 million miles of service life.
So the more important question is, how strong is the unibody of the Durango/Grand Cherokee/Mercedes ML? Untill we know the details in bending and torsional stiffness, we can't disregard it just because it lacks a frame.
