anyone out there ever towed with a nissan titan? nissan says they can tow 9500lbs but i wonder how they would do towing my taco. and before i get 1000 replys tellin me that towing with a gas engine instead of a deisel is stupid, understand that i have access to this titan anytime i want, my dad just bought it and he said i could use it anytime i want as it is not his DD. thanks guys

turner

I tow with a Titan. It does fairly well for a 1/2 ton gasser. You wont win any races, but you will get there. DO use a weight distributing hitch with sway control, you will thank me later. Oh, and I figure my rig for 5500lbs ready for the trails. With trailer brakes, the above mentioned hitch, you should have no problems towing your Taco on ocassion. If you do tow often, up the service rate on the truck. Change oil more often, and service the tranny more often as well. I do mine at about 3/4 the recommended service interval. Usually after a tow trip.

Add a big ass tranny cooler if it doesn't have one.

Keep an eye on rear-end temp when towing. D44 ain't "big" ya know.

tranny cooler is a great idea

i have an 05 titan with the tow package, which gets me the temp guage on the tranny, if your dads is an SE then it already has the PS and Tranny Coolers on it from the factory, all 05 Nissan Trucks with SE come with it including the frontier, which i just traded in for my titan,

haven't towed with the titan yet, but i did a ton with my frontier in the 6 months i had it, using a 2 axle brake trailer with my XJ loaded up on it, did great on speed and cruising, got almost 18 mpg on the highway with the frontier, which suprised me, obvioulsy make sure u have the brake control set perfect

if your dads titan is an 04 u might want to run the VIN, cause they were replacing a lot of the brake components on them due to using to small of parts

as with anything if your not use to towing take it slow, and never hammer the gas unless u want to replace something for your dad

I don't know about the full 9500#s but I have zero issues towing 7500# with my new Tundra and your Titan is rated higher. Just make sure you cover all of your basis with the equipment you depend on to manage that load. Here is a link that discusses my foray into the Trail Rig Towing game.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=392180

WD hitch x5.

Towing with gas is fine. What swayed me away from the Titan was the Dana 44 :barf:

got a friend who tows a 1st ge yota with 35's. Pretty light trailer, seems to do fine. On climbs the cummins will easily leave it, but....

thanks guys, yeah forgot to mention the specs on the titan, '06 SE w/ all the bells and whistles, and i guess they call it an access cab now (ex. cab but w/ little doors instead of stationary windows)

towing aside im super impressed with this truck, i had it all weekend cause pops was outta town and this thing is awesome, rides great, comfortable, great sounding motor, easy to use navigation, all in all id def buy one if i had the $$$$, i love toyotas but nissan has stepped up, i hope the new tundra is this cool

I have an 04. I have over 30,000 miles on it now. I have pulled from NW Arkansas to Colorado and back running 5-10 MPH over the speed limit and get 13-14 MPG pulling my jeep. I have used my truck to haul crap around almost every weekend. Jeep and trailer are 6500lbs, camper is just under 5,000, and tracter is just over 8,000 pounds. It is a half ton truck and it doesn't like too much tungue weight, but it pulls just fine. Off the line my old dodge 2500v10 was a little better, but on the highway the titan holds it's own.

You can tell that Nissan knew people would tow with it and built it to do so. WDH and brake controller are mandatory (on all half tons). The D44 in the rear end is not like any other 44. Ring gear is a little bigger (still can't get aftermarket gears for it) and the bearings are much bigger.

Pulling around your taco is well with in the limits of this truck, you won't have any problems.

Yeah, and they had to put a big, finned al cover on the rear to keep it from baking itself.

Nissan knew that thing was marginal... otherwise they wouldn't have put a $15 cover on it when a $2 one would have sufficed.

Didn't one of the magazine test trucks burn up two rears while they had it?

Didn't one of the magazine test trucks burn up two rears while they had it?



That's because they didn't follow the break-in procedures for towing.

They DID burn at least one. Not sure if they burnt two or not.

JP

Yeah, and they had to put a big, finned al cover on the rear to keep it from baking itself.

Nissan knew that thing was marginal... otherwise they wouldn't have put a $15 cover on it when a $2 one would have sufficed.

Didn't one of the magazine test trucks burn up two rears while they had it?

That's because they didn't follow the break-in procedures for towing.

That's what the dealership told them. But then they burned up another one a couple of months later. They put a Dynatrac 60 or something under it after that.

A dana 44 is a dana 44. Just like the "big" 44 in the Rodeos/Amigos. It still sucks. 30 spline shafts, weak housings. Whoever thought that a D44 or 10 bolt rear axle was a good idea in a pickup was on crack.

I have an 04 se 4wd crew with tow pack and I tow with mine and have been up to 9200 trailer weight. watch the tongue, they don't like a lot of weight. I have not had any problems with the rear end. Alot of people say they do but I must have luck out. lots of hills and 70+ highway. If you have access to one any time I say use it.

haven't towed with the titan yet, but i did a ton with my frontier in the 6 months i had it, using a 2 axle brake trailer with my XJ loaded up on it

Did anyone else catch this??? HOLY CHIT.. that XJ and trailer was WAY too much for a frontier.. if you don't think so, then your are an idiot.

well if it was an 04 or older frontier i would totally agree with you, cause my dad has an 02 KC and bro has an 03 Crew, niether of which would i put my XJ behind to save my life

but the 05 frontier has 265hp/295ft lbs, which puts it right up there with most 1/2 tons on the market, except that it has only 6500lbs towing cap, (around 4k lbs for the XJ, and another 1200lbs for the trailer or so= maybe 5500lbs) where most 1/2 tons due what 8-9k lbs, the tongue weight is the only thing that ever bothered me about towing with it, but could have been fixed with some bags or air shocks, hauling the XJ on the highway or around town i never had any problems getting to speed or stopping long as the brake controller is set up right

i've suprised many by showing them what the new frontiers can do, so maybe you should give one a shot, granted i know its not anywhere near a CTD, but i dont exactly have the $$$$ flow for one of those as many dont, so untill that day comes i'll use my nissans,the frontier if i still had it, my titan now, and they will get the job done every time

ehhh but then again guess i'm just .........
an idiot.

but w/e :beer: up

Why is cash flow an issue yet you are talking about an '05 Frontier? When I was test driving '05, the pricest vehicle I drove (not counting the Caddys and Volvos ) was a 4 runner. My Chevy, the Nissan Titan, the Dodge 3500 CTD, Jeep GC, all were very similar in price. If you can afford a late model 1/2 ton, the 3/4 tons are almost the same price.

well when i bought my frontier i wanted to get something under 20k, that could haul, had good speed unloaded,and decent mpg, which i did with the frontier bought it 05, new SE KC, for 18500

$$$ wasn't so much of an issue when i traded in for my titan, cause i had just taken another job offer,but the only reason i traded up to the titan was cause of the deal i got on it, 25500 out the door, after my 5 month old frontier trade in, so think i made out ok, on a 30k truck

wasn't really trying to start a debate or nething, just telling my experience and what has worked well for me, and other ideas

I don't care how much horsepower it has.. have you ever seen the brakes on a frontier? I bet its real fun stopping it.. and don't try and tell me something stupid like "I can't even tell its back there".. Regardless of horsepower that the frontier has, I just can't see how anyone justifies towing with a 1/4 ton, thats smaller than the rig being towed. 1/2 tons work for a lot of peole here, but thats about as low as I'd go to tow ANYTHING.
Scott

I don't care how much horsepower it has.. have you ever seen the brakes on a frontier? I bet its real fun stopping it.. and don't try and tell me something stupid like "I can't even tell its back there".. Regardless of horsepower that the frontier has, I just can't see how anyone justifies towing with a 1/4 ton, thats smaller than the rig being towed. 1/2 tons work for a lot of peole here, but thats about as low as I'd go to tow ANYTHING.
Scott

Yep I have seen the brakes on a frontier, they are the same rotors and calipers that are on a titan. My titan brakes much better than my 2000 3/4 ton dodge could have dreamed of doing.

Yep I have seen the brakes on a frontier, they are the same rotors and calipers that are on a titan. My titan brakes much better than my 2000 3/4 ton dodge could have dreamed of doing.

Thats the funniest thing I heard all day.

Yeah I find this funny too.. Im done arguing with someone who thinks its safe to tow ANYTHING on a car hauler with a 1/4 ton truck.
Scott

what really caught my eye the other day was a Titan with a 5th wheel behind it :shaking: (it wasn't a full blown one, but still :eek: )

what really caught my eye the other day was a Titan with a 5th wheel behind it :shaking: (it wasn't a full blown one, but still :eek: )
Why does that surprise you? You can find 6k 5th wheels all day long. A Titan can pull that no problem. This :rolleyes: is for you.