Towing a 4500lb TT with an SUV
We currently tow our 17ft ultralight TT with a 2007 Honda Pilot. It is rated to tow 4500lb, we are 3500 dry and about 4350 loaded. We know we're near the top of our capacity, and had planned to tow cl...
Forum Discussion
I just bought a used Jeep Grand Cherokee. And tried it on a 4000 lb tt with good results.
I borrowed a friends tt and went only a couple hundred miles but the little Jeep did well.
It has a 4.7 V-8, 4wd, and the 3.73 final gear so the tow cap is listed as about 6500. I don't know that I would want to go there but for what I picked up, I've been impressed.
Non towing Mileage has been close to 16, towing it dropped to just under 12, and I do have a light foot.
There are some 5.7 engine ones out there with a little more ooomph, but this seems good to me.
I borrowed a friends tt and went only a couple hundred miles but the little Jeep did well.
It has a 4.7 V-8, 4wd, and the 3.73 final gear so the tow cap is listed as about 6500. I don't know that I would want to go there but for what I picked up, I've been impressed.
Non towing Mileage has been close to 16, towing it dropped to just under 12, and I do have a light foot.
There are some 5.7 engine ones out there with a little more ooomph, but this seems good to me.
