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ElementZero
Explorer
Jan 03, 2015

Increasing Tongue Weight on Nissan NV3500 (or in general)

So I have a Nissan NV 3500 SV (Passenger). The towing capacity on this van is 8700 and the maximum tongue weight is 870. I'm concerned about that tongue weight rating simply because lets say I theor...
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eHoefler
Explorer II
Jan 03, 2015
Wrong. Simply, the tow rating for the vehicle regardless of what hitch you install on it. If you installed a 25,000 pound capacity pintle hitch on your van, you still are limited by the manufacturer's rating.

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