Before I tow...

dubyam said:

Yes, I understand. But what I'm telling you is, a.) not having the trans gauge is anindicator you don't have the 3.36 gears, and b.) dealerships are pretty notorious for not getting this specific issue right even with VIN info.

It's your truck, but why you would look at the tag and be sure when there are indicators you don't have tow gears, is beyond me. Takes less than a minute to verify. On the other hand, if you tow over the limit, and have an accident, you'll get hosed.

But you do what you want.

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I crawled under and found no sticker, so I'll do the 70mph test today. I definitely, in general, don't take the dealership's word as gold. That's why I'm asking you all here on the forum, to supplement my ignorance and their opinion. LOL! Especially when the service guy calls and tells me "I've got good news, and better news. The good news is, you have the higher tow rating. The better news is, I can sell you a brand new Titan!" These stupid dealerships even have their service guys trying to sell!

Don't mistake anything I said for me being apathetic in towing. I am not one to put my family's lives or other people's lives at risk.

The dry weight of my trailer is 4365 pounds, gross is 7,000 pounds, dry hitch weight is 485 pounds. With that being said, even with the 2.94 gears, I am within my limits since my gross weight never breaks 6,000 pounds.

I definitely appreciate the advice, and would welcome any more that you may have. Previously, I pulled my TT with an '08 Ram Mega-Cab, 5.7 Hemi, with zero issues other than gas mileage!

Lol! No worries, man. I've found the dealerships aren't all that smart, but they're sure trying to sell trucks. My dealer ran my VIN for me. The sheet they handed me showed my truck as an SV, 2wd. Now, contrast that with my firsthand knowledge of my truck being a 4wd Pro4X, and you see my concern with anything the dealer says regarding my VIN!

Sounds like you're on top of the towing game. You won't exceed your tow capacity regardless of gearing, with a 7k gross weight trailer, but do remember you lose tow capacity for every pound of stuff or people in the truck. Still, if you don't overload the trailer, and you don't tow with every tank full, you should be alright.

I don't tow a travel trailer with my T, but I've towed them with other vehicles, and I've towed plenty of flat trailer loads of atuff, vehicles, and tractors with my T. You'll be fine as long as you have E-rated tires, a good WDH, and a good brake controller. I've heard (but not used to verify) the Prodigy 3 controller is a good one. I'm sure there are others on the market which are good as well.

Good luck with the tow. And, don't be surprised if you get single digit mpg towing a big trailer. In fact, be surprised if you break into double digits. I can keep 10mpg average towing a 4k pound enclosed setup if I keep it under 70mph. That's a single axle, so I never go more than about 65 with it anyway, unless I'm being overrun by a semi coming down a mountain, and then only long enough to get out of the way.