Towing with a Honda Ridgeline
My Honda Ridgeline has a maximum towing capacity of $5000. I'm looking at buying a trailer that weighs 3735 pounds, dry weight. Is that too heavy? How much weight, on average, would goods and suppl...
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jerem0621 wrote:
I love the Ridgeline! I can't wait to see the reboot. I also can't wait until the perception about the Unibody dies the death it deserves. (10-20 more years probably) There is ZERO reason why the Ridgeline will not safely pull up to its rating (I would bet even more in the right set up).
Thanks!
Jeremiah
The Ridgeline frame is a bit more marketing and made to look like body on frame. Its still all sheet metal spot welded to form a frame, very much like the Pilot. It really is not a body on frame like most 1/2+ chassis are.
But don't get me wrong here, I could not agree with the statement more. How a structure is formed does not reflect its strength, meaning unibody is no better or worse than body on frame when used within its ratings. There is no debate, that's fact, but of course people argue about it.
Unibody structures could easily exceed body on frame ratings, but it may not be worth it at that level for the few advantages such as weight reduction and dramatically better ride for example.
For true heavy duty and towing use, it is far easier and cost effective to start with a massive, over engineered, ridged steel frame and toss various bodies on it. Past that, body on frame will continue to disappear.
