Help deciding. New travle trailer.
Gah we see struggling. Our tow vehicle is a grand cherokee trailhalk with the v8 engine. We are strugling between the following three trailers. 1) 2017 venture sonic 220 vbh 2) 2015 Minnie ...
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Sandia Man wrote:
The engine is not the problem, it's payload and short wheelbase that will give you the most issues, particularly with the longer units. Getting info from those that don't tow with the exact same set-up is fruitless, no doubt all three will be felt behind you, although the Sonic to a lesser degree. Possibly it wouldn't be too bad if you were just staying within a few hours of home but the trip you have planned will tax your TV heavily and there will be adverse weather conditions to deal with from time to time. High winds and interstate speeds don't bode well for a short wheelbase vehicle towing a long TT, a high quality WD/SC hitch will help but it can't overcome all the physics involved towing under those conditions.
1630 lbs is actually pretty good payload, though I'd want to check rawr as it's a bit more likely to be a problem than on a half ton with a similar payload (IE it's likely the gvwr is calculated more assuming even front to back loading).
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Nope, Google failed me, actual payload on a 2017 GC trailhawk 5.7 is only 1,190 lbs, you're going to need a very light trailer, probably something in the ultralight class like mine.
