Who tows with their Durango?
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That video was a table rock lake. Like I mentioned the RT takes a few miles to load level. When we launched we just came down from the our condos boat parking area after hooking up the trailer. It's only a few meters away from the boat ramp so the RT's load level has not fully pumped up to its normal ride height. That's why you see it sagging in that video.
If you read the nivomat load leveling instructions I says it takes about 2 miles for it to load level.
I tow a couple times every summer about 450 miles each way and never had issues we the rear suspension. We usually go to table rock lake or torch lake and there are lots of hills to climb and many miles of mountain roads.
Hope this helps.
If you read the nivomat load leveling instructions I says it takes about 2 miles for it to load level.
I tow a couple times every summer about 450 miles each way and never had issues we the rear suspension. We usually go to table rock lake or torch lake and there are lots of hills to climb and many miles of mountain roads.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for the clarification. I assumed you had been hooked up and towing for awhile. Maybe there's still hope for the load leveling yet. 😃
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The load leveling shocks use the suspension's travel to pump up the shocks while driving. If you leave the boat ramp and the local roads are relatively smooth (less suspension travel) then it would take longer than if you had to drive over a bumpy/washboarded road.
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I'm curious by this comment. I recently purchased a 2011 Durango Crew AWD with V8 and I specifically asked if it has the load leveling. The sales guy told me it does not, and I've seen some Durango ads that list it, some do not. I will be using my Durango routinely to tow my camper so I'd be very excited to learn that it does actually have load leveling. Is there an easy way to confirm if it does or not?
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You will find that the durango will suck alot more fuel towing than your ram did... I went from an 09 Ram to a 13 Durango and thought the durango would be more aerodynamic with the trailer behind, but the loss of the 30 or more hp really hurt. It will tow but it doesn't have anywhere near the top end power that the ram had.
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I'm not really sure how to confirm if my DD has the tow group or not. It has the Class IV receiver and is pre-wired for a brake controller, but I'm not sure that means anything specific. It's pretty obvious the previous owner never slid anything inside he receiver so I'm doubtful they would have ordered the tow group specifically. Of course they may have bought whatever was on the lot at the time too.
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According to the dodge website, load leveling is standard equipment across all trim models. It says standard, so I take that to mean regardless of whether you have the tow group or not. Even if people don't tow, there's still times where they may have some payload in the truck, 6 passengers, a lot of gear, etc, so it makes sense to have load leveling across all trim packages. There's nothing special or complicated about this load leveling system, it's just a certain type of shock absorber on the rear end.
Doesn't surprise me that your salesweasel didn't know. It's amazing how little some of these people know about the product they sell.
http://www.dodge.com/model-compare/d...ine_mechanical
Doesn't surprise me that your salesweasel didn't know. It's amazing how little some of these people know about the product they sell.
http://www.dodge.com/model-compare/d...ine_mechanical
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Rod, if you have the receiver hitch, you have the tow group. If you bought your D new then it should be listed on your window sticker, or you can create an account at the mopar owners website and once you do, you will be able to see a build sheet for your D. There's other ways to get your build sheet as well.