What exactly is the $445 brake upgrade on the BT trailer?
Is it worth the extra cost?
I'll be towing with either the Jeep Grand Cherokee or a Nissan Frontier truck, both are 2 wheel drive vehicles.
2020 BT 195TWX
What exactly is the $445 brake upgrade on the BT trailer?
Is it worth the extra cost?
I'll be towing with either the Jeep Grand Cherokee or a Nissan Frontier truck, both are 2 wheel drive vehicles.
my 2019 195 has no trailer brakes... I have had ZERO issues. towed with a F150 and a Tundra... never know the boat is there
It is a surge brake system. You be the judge. IMO if you are using a full size truck they are probably not needed. If you are going to tow with something smaller I would probably consider it.
What's the GVW of the trailer?
I'd venture to guess just below the minimum for mandatory brake system?
Mike
2019 Ranger 520L w/ 250HO ETEC G2
2011 Tracker 175TXW w/ 75HO ETEC
6,500lbs.Originally Posted by blkfalc4
Here, and alot of states have min requirements. In Mass. below 3K is minimum before needing brakes on public roads.
Mike
2019 Ranger 520L w/ 250HO ETEC G2
2011 Tracker 175TXW w/ 75HO ETEC
This. I towed my 175txw with a Grand Cherokee and it towed AND STOPPED it fine but not sure I would want to pull a 195 with one unless the trailer had brakes on it. Not sure how the brakes are on a Frontier but I'd be afraid of a 195 pushing the back end around and jack knifing the truck and trailer in a panic stop on wet roads if already in a turn. Anyone who has experienced the trailer trying to push the back end of a tow vehicle around knows what I'm talking about. Most vehicles will tow up to their rated tow weight fine but stopping is a whole different animal.
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I tow a 175 with a Frontier 4x4. It really tows great. My truck is a 2017, pretty good size disc brakes all around. Remember you have a 4.0 V6. But you also have a frame that is a lot like a Titan frame that’s why you can do a titan swap on all fronts end four-wheel-drive parts. You’re a pull it just fine
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