how much can a crossfire tow?
Re: how much can a crossfire tow?
Without checking the owners manual, I believe the maxium weight it says you can carry in the XF is 450lbs.
With a light trailer tounge weight, you could still be under that figure, ( depending upon the size of the cars occupants, and what you're carring in your trunk of course).
I think several people here on the forum have installed trailer hitches to haul small trailers to carry race tires and tools to the track without any problems.
But as "Doc" pointed out, with an IRS I wouldn't want to over load it. As long as you keep the trailers tounge weight at a constant weight, that's really the only actual GVW that comes into play.
Mercedes has used our engine/transmission combo in many larger cars for years, and I'm sure they've probably pulled travel trailers, or boats behind them. But I can't say for sure if the larger Mercs used the same XF differential, (which by the way is probably the weakest link in the whole set up).
If you are still concerned, you could always call a Mercedes dealer, and ask them what the towing capacity of a 2003 SLK320 is, and go by what they say.
I'm not sure, but I think the Crossfire owners manual recommends not towing anything, but I personally feel that's just Chrysler's way of protecting their own butts.
With a light trailer tounge weight, you could still be under that figure, ( depending upon the size of the cars occupants, and what you're carring in your trunk of course).
I think several people here on the forum have installed trailer hitches to haul small trailers to carry race tires and tools to the track without any problems.
But as "Doc" pointed out, with an IRS I wouldn't want to over load it. As long as you keep the trailers tounge weight at a constant weight, that's really the only actual GVW that comes into play.
Mercedes has used our engine/transmission combo in many larger cars for years, and I'm sure they've probably pulled travel trailers, or boats behind them. But I can't say for sure if the larger Mercs used the same XF differential, (which by the way is probably the weakest link in the whole set up).
If you are still concerned, you could always call a Mercedes dealer, and ask them what the towing capacity of a 2003 SLK320 is, and go by what they say.
I'm not sure, but I think the Crossfire owners manual recommends not towing anything, but I personally feel that's just Chrysler's way of protecting their own butts.
Last edited by +fireamx; 06-24-2012 at 10:38 AM.
Re: how much can a crossfire tow?
Without checking the owners manual, I believe the maxium weight it says you can carry in the XF is 450lbs.
With a light trailer tounge weight, you could still be under that figure, ( depending upon the size of the cars occupants, and what you're carring in your trunk of course).
I think several people here on the forum have installed trailer hitches to haul small trailers to carry race tires and tools to the track without any problems.
But as "Doc" pointed out, with an IRS I wouldn't want to over load it. As long as you keep the trailers tounge weight at a constant weight, that's really the only actual GVW that comes into play.
Mercedes has used our engine/transmission combo in many larger cars for years, and I'm sure they've probably pulled travel trailers, or boats behind them. But I can't say for sure if the larger Mercs used the same XF differential, (which by the way is probably the weakest link in the whole set up).
If you are still concerned, you could always call a Mercedes dealer, and ask them what the towing capacity of a 2003 SLK320 is, and go by what they say.
I'm not sure, but I think the Crossfire owners manual recommends not towing anything, but I personally feel that's just Chrysler's way of protecting their own butts.
With a light trailer tounge weight, you could still be under that figure, ( depending upon the size of the cars occupants, and what you're carring in your trunk of course).
I think several people here on the forum have installed trailer hitches to haul small trailers to carry race tires and tools to the track without any problems.
But as "Doc" pointed out, with an IRS I wouldn't want to over load it. As long as you keep the trailers tounge weight at a constant weight, that's really the only actual GVW that comes into play.
Mercedes has used our engine/transmission combo in many larger cars for years, and I'm sure they've probably pulled travel trailers, or boats behind them. But I can't say for sure if the larger Mercs used the same XF differential, (which by the way is probably the weakest link in the whole set up).
If you are still concerned, you could always call a Mercedes dealer, and ask them what the towing capacity of a 2003 SLK320 is, and go by what they say.
I'm not sure, but I think the Crossfire owners manual recommends not towing anything, but I personally feel that's just Chrysler's way of protecting their own butts.
so if you want to pull a trailer, I would not pull anything over 500lbs, and keep the tongue weight under 25lbs....with this in mind, I would say most small trailers would be at least 250lbs, leaving you a 250lb payload...
Last edited by oledoc2u; 06-24-2012 at 02:08 PM.
Re: how much can a crossfire tow?
That isn't true on small short wheelbase trailers.....but true on just about anything else. You put that much on those little dudes, you won't have a tongue long... Most aren't much more than a motorcycle trailer....anything bigger, you will do some damage to your XF... There just isn't enough "frame" if you will, since there isn't one... to attach to. It's been done, but I wouldn't want to do it...
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