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Lots of similarities between us. Trailer weight almost identical. I might be a little lighter. I just got my 2010 V6 and I'm looking around for airbags and brake control right now. Could you please let me know, what you use. Also, how much did you blow your airbags up for the test tow?Kestral wrote:So I finally got a chance to take my 2012 Pathfinder V6 out for a towing test and it worked out great. My new brake control is so much better then my old one that I had on my 4Runner that control was like 20 years old. The air bags I had put on my Pathy keep the back end of the truck from sagging big time! The Jayco 23B travel trailer I have has a dry weight of about 4,400 lbs and I figure after the wife loads it up we are pushing 5,000 lbs. I took a difficult route for a test basically climbing a difficult stretch of steep highway. I must say the Pathy did much better then I expected. Shifting to third gear and keeping it around 55/60 mph letting the motor spin up I really was not on the gas that much nowhere near max throttle. Stability was much better then my old 2006 Toyota 4Runner and I feel my Pathy had more power as well. I also noticed for the first time when I stopped I could hear the engine fan shift into high gear I had no idea it had another speed. I do hope the stock transmission cooler is sufficient for my towing duty. Overall I do believe this truck is going to work out much better then my 2006 Toyota 4Runner.
Hey, so a year later, what is your overall feeling of towing 23' at around 5500#?Kestral wrote:The stock springs on the R51 are soft what will happen esp if you tow your camper often is over time the back end will sag. If you look on the road you will see some Pathfinders that sag in the rear.
You will notice if you hook up your camper to your Pathy without running airbags is the back end will bounce going down the road even with the WD hitch and the front end will feel lite and much less responsive to steering input. It would be smart to install them it will make towing with the PF a much more enjoyable experience.