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Ti-tan · 03-14-2004, 06:58 PM

I would avoid towing off the bumper for a few reasons.

1. I have seen a lot of mangled bumpers as they are not as strong as a hitch even of the same weight rating

2. Manuverability...having a hitch makes "jack knifing" much harder to do saving you some more bumper damage. The hitch moves the turning point away from the bumper.

3. Trailer level...the bumper on the titan is way too tall to do this...for my 3500lb boat I had to get a 5.5 inch drop off of my hitch so it would run level. If your trailer is not level you will get trailer sway.

03-14-2004, 06:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ti-tan Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kenosha, WI Posts: 57 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I would avoid towing off the bumper for a few reasons. 1. I have seen a lot of mangled bumpers as they are not as strong as a hitch even of the same weight rating 2. Manuverability...having a hitch makes "jack knifing" much harder to do saving you some more bumper damage. The hitch moves the turning point away from the bumper. 3. Trailer level...the bumper on the titan is way too tall to do this...for my 3500lb boat I had to get a 5.5 inch drop off of my hitch so it would run level. If your trailer is not level you will get trailer sway. __________________ 04 Titan SE 4x4 KC Last edited by Ti-tan; 03-14-2004 at 07:01 PM.