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Re: Towing requirements
camperdave wrote: I have a hard time believing that a Sorento will pull 5k with any adequacy. My trailer weighs 5k, with a 650 pound tounge. I've moved it a few times with my Nissan Fronier, I thought that thing was going to hit the ground lol. Anyway, maybe a 5k boat with 8% tounge weight and no frontal area. But I don't believe a 5k TT will be acceptable. But I'm old and like steel frames and V8's. Btw, what kind of mileage will a V6 Sorento get? I bet it's not much better than a larger SUV (or, god forbid, a nice full size van :B ) To answer your very original question, a tow vehicle with a higher tow rating will tow better and handle better than a tow vehicle with a lower tow rating while towing the same trailer, even if that trailer is at/below both tow vehicles ratings. Yes you must be old because I have said a few times that my TT is only 3500 Lbs. Let me repeat that while I got your attention: 3500 lbs is my TT. I have the TT in mind and will get that next year and I hope to get from the seller of the TW or the Sorento that again tows 5000 Lbs, that it will be able to tow that lesser poundage TT with or without a WDH. I like the idea of a WDH and I hope I can find someone that can install it. I hope that this vehicle will be able to fit this hitch on the rear end too. Ok, sorry to be rude but I am tired of telling people how much my vehicle is rated for towing and what my TT will weigh.415Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing requirements
Well we will be traveling with this TT to areas that have hills so the Sorento with the 3.3 L 6 chlinder engine would probably be better than the 4 cylinder model. Of course the thing is rated to pull 5000 lbs as apposed to the 3500 rated one and that's what the TT weighs.414Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing requirements
Huntindog wrote: Boomerweps wrote: WDH or WD is Weight Distributing Hitch. TT is travel trailer. TV is Tow Vehicle in these forums. GTWR gross trailer weight rating. CC cargo capacity GAWR is gross axle weight rating. A truck, older cars, and SUVs based on trucks have a full solid frame that everything attaches to. By itself, it is somewhat ladder shaped. A Unibody is a vehicle that depends on a sheet metal shell for its unit strength, common on front wheel drive vehicles. There is a sub frame that attaches to the front of the body that the drive components (engine, transmission, transaxle) are mounted on. Many of the so-called crossover "SUVs" are also built this way. The sheet metal shell or cocoon is often not strong enough to tow much weight. A WDH levers the hitch weight forward on the TV and some rearward on the TT axle. This allows better control for towing and helps keep the TV level. A unibody usually doesn't have the strength to handle the torque from this lever action and without a real frame could actually rip the hitch mounting bolts out of the sheet metal, or at least twist the unibody. Spot on. I have heard that SOME unibodies can tolerate a WDH... So check with the manufacturer on this.... DO NOT overlook this. It can be a really bad thing. So what would be the best hitch or tow package that I should be using on this vehicle? Don't want to loose my TT down the road or twist something out of whack on the road.414Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing requirements
Boomerweps wrote: WDH or WD is Weight Distributing Hitch. TT is travel trailer. TV is Tow Vehicle in these forums. GTWR gross trailer weight rating. CC cargo capacity GAWR is gross axle weight rating. A truck, older cars, and SUVs based on trucks have a full solid frame that everything attaches to. By itself, it is somewhat ladder shaped. A Unibody is a vehicle that depends on a sheet metal shell for its unit strength, common on front wheel drive vehicles. There is a sub frame that attaches to the front of the body that the drive components (engine, transmission, transaxle) are mounted on. Many of the so-called crossover "SUVs" are also built this way. The sheet metal shell or cocoon is often not strong enough to tow much weight. A WDH levers the hitch weight forward on the TV and some rearward on the TT axle. This allows better control for towing and helps keep the TV level. A unibody usually doesn't have the strength to handle the torque from this lever action and without a real frame could actually rip the hitch mounting bolts out of the sheet metal, or at least twist the unibody. So why do they make these Kia Sorentos so they can tow 5000 Lbs if they are not meant to tow that much and are weak? Heck our TT will be 3500 so will this vehicle be adequate or not?414Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing requirements
forjonny wrote: Huntindog wrote: rjstractor wrote: I did a little bit of research on the Sorento and could not find what the Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR) is for that vehicle. However, I did find that the minimum payload for a loaded AWD model is about 1300 pounds, which isn't bad and actually better than some full size pickups. If your trailer's gross weight is 3500 pounds than it will likely be a good match for the AWD Sorento as long as you watch your payload. The trailer's hitch weight will add 500-600 pounds to what the vehicle carries. A good weight distribution hitch will be necessary to spread that weight between the front and rear of your tow vehicle. To answer one of your questions, generally speaking, the higher a vehicle's tow rating, the better it will handle a trailer of a given weight. Any time you approach or exceed tow capacity, performance, handling and the durability of the vehicle suffer. Does the Sorento have a frame? Or is it a unibody? Gotta be careful with unibodies. WD isn't always a good thing with them. Check with the manufacturer on this. With the larger motor on the Sorento the towing capacity goes up to 5000 Lbs. I don't know what you mean by 1300 lbs with 3.3L engine. This is what it says for the 2018 and 2019: Steel Unibody (Iso-Structure Construction) Whatever that means. And what is a WD? I haven't bought the vehicle yet. That will be in November that I will purchase this vehicle. Don't know what year I will get though. All depends on financing from the company. 3.3L V6 Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) is the engine that I will get and that is the LX V6 model which the towing capacity with the AWD is 5000 lbs. The travel trailer is 3500 Lbs.415Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing requirements
Huntindog wrote: rjstractor wrote: I did a little bit of research on the Sorento and could not find what the Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR) is for that vehicle. However, I did find that the minimum payload for a loaded AWD model is about 1300 pounds, which isn't bad and actually better than some full size pickups. If your trailer's gross weight is 3500 pounds than it will likely be a good match for the AWD Sorento as long as you watch your payload. The trailer's hitch weight will add 500-600 pounds to what the vehicle carries. A good weight distribution hitch will be necessary to spread that weight between the front and rear of your tow vehicle. To answer one of your questions, generally speaking, the higher a vehicle's tow rating, the better it will handle a trailer of a given weight. Any time you approach or exceed tow capacity, performance, handling and the durability of the vehicle suffer. Does the Sorento have a frame? Or is it a unibody? Gotta be careful with unibodies. WD isn't always a good thing with them. Check with the manufacturer on this. With the larger motor on the Sorento the towing capacity goes up to 5000 Lbs. I don't know what you mean by 1300 lbs with 3.3L engine.297Views0likes0Comments
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