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chrisclash
Mar 22, 2017Explorer
If I take the Armada as an example, I think we would meet all of the limits in the specs, at least number-wise. It's things like sway on the highway and bogging down going up a hill that I'm worried about, and stories from actual users are the only way I can find out about those issues. For numbers:
TT dry weight = 6400 lbs.
TT fully loaded with my stuff = 7400 lbs.
TT dry tongue = 701 lbs.
TT tongue + hitch = 800 lbs.
2012 Armada SL 4WD (example car) towing capacity = 9000 lbs (>7400 lbs)
Curb weight = 5732
Vehicle weight + family + stuff = ~6300 lbs.
GVWR = 7150 (>6300 lbs)
Max tongue = 910 lbs. (>800 lbs)
Numbers-wise, everything looks okay to me. I think I would find similar results with the other three vehicles. The "too much sail" comment is what worries me, but again I point specifically to the successful stories from Armada owners with good WD/ anti-sway hitches (and not so much owners of Tahoes and Expeditions).
Otherwise, I'll have to convince my wife to buy another truck... Cuz my Frontier definitely won't cut it...
TT dry weight = 6400 lbs.
TT fully loaded with my stuff = 7400 lbs.
TT dry tongue = 701 lbs.
TT tongue + hitch = 800 lbs.
2012 Armada SL 4WD (example car) towing capacity = 9000 lbs (>7400 lbs)
Curb weight = 5732
Vehicle weight + family + stuff = ~6300 lbs.
GVWR = 7150 (>6300 lbs)
Max tongue = 910 lbs. (>800 lbs)
Numbers-wise, everything looks okay to me. I think I would find similar results with the other three vehicles. The "too much sail" comment is what worries me, but again I point specifically to the successful stories from Armada owners with good WD/ anti-sway hitches (and not so much owners of Tahoes and Expeditions).
Otherwise, I'll have to convince my wife to buy another truck... Cuz my Frontier definitely won't cut it...
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