SleepyWeasel
Active Member
My wife and I are considering buying a travel trailer and I am looking for recommendations for the max SAFE weight GVW of travel trailer to consider. My current vehicle is a 2020 Limited 1500 4x4 with 3.92 rear end. By using my VIN, the RAM website indicates 11.2k is my max towing capacity.
We would like to get the most trailer we can while not having a white knuckle experience while driving. My plan is to also get a 14k weight distribution hitch to go along with the trailer.
I currently have a 7x16 enclosed cargo trailer with a 7500 GVW. I have towed this back and forth from PA to NC 4 times at or near max GVW with a 2014 and 2016 RAM 1500 Laramie and didn't have any issues. On both of those trucks, I added airbags to help with keeping the truck level while loaded and did not use a WDH.
I have towed this same trailer at maybe 5000lbs for a short distance and the 2020 seemed to porpoise up and down with the air suspension on this new RAM. Will the addition of a WDH help to limit this?
When doing my searches for a TT, I am setting my max GVW for the trailer at 9k lbs. In your opinion, is 9k asking too much for a 1500 to pull long distances?
We would like to get the most trailer we can while not having a white knuckle experience while driving. My plan is to also get a 14k weight distribution hitch to go along with the trailer.
I currently have a 7x16 enclosed cargo trailer with a 7500 GVW. I have towed this back and forth from PA to NC 4 times at or near max GVW with a 2014 and 2016 RAM 1500 Laramie and didn't have any issues. On both of those trucks, I added airbags to help with keeping the truck level while loaded and did not use a WDH.
I have towed this same trailer at maybe 5000lbs for a short distance and the 2020 seemed to porpoise up and down with the air suspension on this new RAM. Will the addition of a WDH help to limit this?
When doing my searches for a TT, I am setting my max GVW for the trailer at 9k lbs. In your opinion, is 9k asking too much for a 1500 to pull long distances?