Frontal area for travel trailers
I have a 2016 Nissan Frontier 4 cyl 2WD and want to tow a Jayco that weighs 2300 # with a frontal area of 63 square ft. Any ideas about the feasibility of this? The owner's manual states a limit of 30...
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blt2ski wrote:
I believe, do not quote me, but the new tow specs are probably 30 square ft per sae, 60 for full sized rigs.
Reality is, if this is the case, EVERYONE is over ratings!
Martu
Aw come on Marty, I wanna quote you ! :)
I think you hit the nail on the head. I think it was the change to certification of J2807.
My 2006 Frontier had a stated limit of 60 sq ft. The truck design has not changed at all in recent years mechanically, but once they adopted J2807, the owner manual states 30 sq ft.
For what ever it's worth, I tow either my 19 funfinder or my Titan two horse bumper pull trailer with my '06 Frontier ( V6, 6 speed manual trans ). 140K miles, of which about 50K miles has been towing. It works fine. The scangage which is plugged in all the time show engine temp to be within 5 degrees of non-towing.
Suspension mods are bilstein 5100's, hellwig rear bar, sumosprings under the rear. Hitched with a blueox swaypro.
To the OP, I have not driven a four cyl Frontier so I can't comment on the viability of that as a tow vehicle.
