So in late July I will be towing a Nissan Altima from GA to KY with my 04 Ram 1500, 2 WD, 4.7 V8. I do not have a hitch/reciever yet and found this one on JC Whitney. Will this be fine for what I'm doing and is it as easy to install as the reviews say? Thanks.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/class-iii-h...9d18048y2004j2

 

Well, I personally would not trust any JC Whitney product for something with that much risk. That said, the task should be within reason. Are you using a two-wheel dolly?

 

Class 3 hitches are good for like 5k pounds so it would work, but if you look under your truck is there a round tube behind the bumper? If so, you just need the receiver which is like $100-$150 and you can have a class IV instead

Only problem is I think the class III can only do like 500lbs tongue weight and depending on the trailer, you could be over that.

 

I will most likely use a flat bed trailer.

 

Yes there is a round tube behind the bumper. Where do you get the reciever for this?

 

Just remember that a full trailer weighs a lot more than a dolly so you'll be towing that much more bulk. We're talking an extra 1500-2000 lbs.

On the other hand, you can't back up (not even 1 inch) once a car is loaded onto a rental dolly so that could be an issue.

 

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You're probably looking at more weight than it's designed to handle. Trailer and car will probably be in the 5,000 #+ range. Not sure about the tongue weight.

 

I wouldn't pull a car on a full trailer with a class III, plus I think with the bar already there, you can't install it either.

All you should need is this:



which should only be about a $115 item at the dealer. It'll give you the full towing capacity of the truck (with WD hitch, tranny cooler, etc.) and should easily tow the Altima w/trailer...


Oh, you'll probably need the trailer light harness as well, but it's cheap...

 

Curt makes a good product. I have their weight distribution hitch and have towed over 8K with it. I might be leery of no name stuff, but Curt and Reese make good stuff.

SubZero32, where in Ky are you coming too?