How do you know you're towing too much weight?

jerem0621 wrote:
People get bogged down in weight and completely discount the design of the actual trailer. Yes trailer weight is important but so is trailer balance, center of gravity, trailer height, aerodynamic design (or lack thereof), and trailer suspension design. A heavier lower height trailer with a smaller aerodynamic profile will tow easier than a lighter trailer with a bigger aerodynamic profile.

BTW...the payload sticker gives me ZERO confidence in its accuracy.

My payload sticker says my Van has about 1150 ish lbs....when I weighed it with my family in the van which is 800 lbs of people i fully expected and was prepared for only 200 lbs of payload based on the silly payload sticker.

My GVWR on my van is 6050 lbs...my scaled GVWR WITH a full tank of gas and my family is 5400 lbs...leaving me over 550 lbs of payload...so how come my sticker says 1150 lbs of payload..my family weighs 800 lbs yet I still have 550 lbs of payload?

I then found out that all Town & Countries share the same payload sticker...the more loaded version has the same sticker as my van. Silly payload sticker is MEANINGLESS on my van and I have the paperwork to prove it.

OP...this forum will tell you whenever you need to up-truck...regardless of how well your combo tows. I am sure you have learned by now that the volume of sheet metal on a vehicle and how tall the tires are directly correlates to how well a vehicle will tow.

Then there are the tire ratings...those are the ones that are REALLY important.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

Edited because my payload is 1150 lbs on the sticker and not 1050...