Towing Problems
- Thread starter Trevor S
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Kcrebel
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Time for a weight distribution hitch?
Unless your tongue weight is quite a bit more than 10% of your trailer weight (420 lbs in this case) you might have an issue with your air bags working properly. I tow my boat which has a tongue weight of around 500 lbs and the compressor will kick on to level the vehicle. Do you hear your compressor running?Hi everyone, I have a 2011 qx56 that has 8,500 tow capacity. I bought a mini toy hauler that weighs 4200lbs dry and the rear end sags 3-4” even with the on board air bag system.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance
Kcrebel
Active member
Dry weights for rv's are always way under the actual loaded weight. We have a 45' fifth wheel with a dry weight of 16800 and we are just over 20k.
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That makes me wonder if his tongue weight is much higher as well. That could be the issue. The air suspension only does so much. I picked up some flooring at Home Depot a couple years ago and completely loaded her down and she was sagging even with the air suspension.
Thankfully I wasn't as bad as the other guy in his Honda Pilot. Even the Home Depot employee seemed concerned and I'm sure he sees a bunch of overload vehicles every weekend lol!
Edit: trying to post pics but they're too big. What's the file size limit for the forum? The files are less than 3mb.
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