GL 450 Towing Land Rover Disco
#1
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GL 450 Towing Land Rover Disco
I may be relocating soon and am considering towing my 2020 Land Rover Discovery 7 seater on a car trailer with my 2011 GL450.
The GL has the towing package. The Disco doesn't.
The trip could be anywhere from 400 to 1800 miles, depending on where I end up.
It will be mostly highway, but partly through desert and mountains.
The tow weight will be about 1000 pounds below the GL tow capacity.
Can anyone offer any experience or advice regarding similar tows? I have never towed anything with the GL before.
The GL has the towing package. The Disco doesn't.
The trip could be anywhere from 400 to 1800 miles, depending on where I end up.
It will be mostly highway, but partly through desert and mountains.
The tow weight will be about 1000 pounds below the GL tow capacity.
Can anyone offer any experience or advice regarding similar tows? I have never towed anything with the GL before.
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Scary at best.
I towed a 6K camper with my GL and it is not comfortable. The rear end wants to move around a lot on a count of the unibody and air suspension and if you get light in the front for any reason then he gets scary real fast.
I wouldn’t tow more than a 3K utility trailer with the GL based on my experience.
I towed a 6K camper with my GL and it is not comfortable. The rear end wants to move around a lot on a count of the unibody and air suspension and if you get light in the front for any reason then he gets scary real fast.
I wouldn’t tow more than a 3K utility trailer with the GL based on my experience.
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Scary at best.
I towed a 6K camper with my GL and it is not comfortable. The rear end wants to move around a lot on a count of the unibody and air suspension and if you get light in the front for any reason then he gets scary real fast.
I wouldn’t tow more than a 3K utility trailer with the GL based on my experience.
I towed a 6K camper with my GL and it is not comfortable. The rear end wants to move around a lot on a count of the unibody and air suspension and if you get light in the front for any reason then he gets scary real fast.
I wouldn’t tow more than a 3K utility trailer with the GL based on my experience.
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A U-Haul car trailer isn't very pricey to rent. But I'm also considering shipping one.
#6
I tow my 23 foot trailer all the time with mine. The trailer is about 5,500 dry, about 6,000 or so when its filled up. I NEVER have any issues towing the trailer. That diesel engine has so much torque. I live in British Columbia. So in the mountains. I feel super comfortable towing a trailer. I've had two other SUVs that I used to tow this same trailer. My old Navigator blew a upper rad hose on one of the mountain passes, then it split the upper rad in half towing up a hill to my house. Garbage vehicle!
The air suspension is great, once I hook up, I hear the compressor then the GL levels its self out. Great feature for towing. Also the brake booster wires were already under the dash ready to go from the factory.
The air suspension is great, once I hook up, I hear the compressor then the GL levels its self out. Great feature for towing. Also the brake booster wires were already under the dash ready to go from the factory.
#7
That is the sign of a trailer that isn't loaded correctly. Move some weight around inside and get more near the front.
When I first got the GL I put all of our bikes on a rack on the back bumper of the trailer. The trailer waved back and forth so bad once I got past 100km/h (60mph). Stopped, pulled all the bikes off, put them inside as far forward as possible. Now it handles great. Now the trailer does what it's supposed to do, TRAILS behind you lol. Feels so stable. Even taken it down some back country lake roads, large rocks, tight trees, etc. No issues, she just putted along pulling the trailer.
When I first got the GL I put all of our bikes on a rack on the back bumper of the trailer. The trailer waved back and forth so bad once I got past 100km/h (60mph). Stopped, pulled all the bikes off, put them inside as far forward as possible. Now it handles great. Now the trailer does what it's supposed to do, TRAILS behind you lol. Feels so stable. Even taken it down some back country lake roads, large rocks, tight trees, etc. No issues, she just putted along pulling the trailer.
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I tow my 23 foot trailer all the time with mine. The trailer is about 5,500 dry, about 6,000 or so when its filled up. I NEVER have any issues towing the trailer. That diesel engine has so much torque. I live in British Columbia. So in the mountains. I feel super comfortable towing a trailer. I've had two other SUVs that I used to tow this same trailer. My old Navigator blew a upper rad hose on one of the mountain passes, then it split the upper rad in half towing up a hill to my house. Garbage vehicle!
The air suspension is great, once I hook up, I hear the compressor then the GL levels its self out. Great feature for towing. Also the brake booster wires were already under the dash ready to go from the factory.
The air suspension is great, once I hook up, I hear the compressor then the GL levels its self out. Great feature for towing. Also the brake booster wires were already under the dash ready to go from the factory.
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