cwmoser wrote:
Do I trust "just the math", no I need a real world driving experience.
Forget the trailer for now, what you
first need to do is go weigh your Lexus
with a full tank of gas. Presuming it already has a hitch receiver you want to also account for the weight of weight distribution / sway control so presuming also that you don't yet have this add 100 lbs to your measurements to account for this weight. Now go weigh the vehicle - if you're in it at the time deduct your weight from the scale reading but add that 100 lbs for weight distribution. The result will be
your particular vehicle's curb weight as it sits there ready to be hitched to a trailer. Subtract that number from the vehicle's GVWR and you'll then have it's real world payload capacity which may or may not be anywhere near close to what you've read somewhere in your owner's manual or on a sticker. :E That payload capacity will be your most limiting factor as that's what you'll have available to safely account for the weight of any trailer tongue weight transferred to the vehicle when hitched to it
plus the weight of
everyone and
everything you may add to the vehicle when you're towing. Whatever the result you must
not allow the vehicle's total GVW to exceed it's GVWR, otherwise you'll not only exceed it's payload capacity but also most likely it's axle ratings, particularly it's rear axle rating.
Go forth and weigh ... then,
and only then, can you start to figure out whether towing a trailer such as the 192RBS will fit these vehicle numbers. My own 192RBS trailer towing weight chart should give you an idea what you're up against.
