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[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

Listen, the CT is a joke and I'm not defending it. I'm pushing back on provably false information regarding towing and what to expect from a tow hitch. People get killed believing this kind of bullshit. You absolutely SHOULD NOT expect a tow hitch to be able to stand up the vehicles tow capacity rating. Ever. Even transiently.

They went to great lengths to explain that and why a trailer load may transiently exceed it

Transiently, as in for mere moments, exceeding the 1,000lb hitch rating yes, absolutely. Expecting that the hitch will suddenly experience (and hold) the entirety of the tow capcity rating? Absolutely not. That's the exact opposite of the SAE spec. You'd also dramatically exceed the payload rating of every passenger vehicle in existence if it happened.

The other concern they mentioned was aluminum characteristics over time.

Better not look at the suspension of any passenger vehicle made in the last 30 years then.

No one else in the industry will use aluminum for the frame

The CT is unibody, it doesn't have a frame. This isn't me being pedantic either. The difference between the two is fairly important.

They even admit it fared better than they thought

The CT exceeded it's rating by 8 times. Yes the Dodge 2500 did better but so what? It too was well over it's hitch and payload ratings and if you tried to drive it with that kind of weight you'd quickly crash because you couldn't steer or stop.