Hi Everyone,

I have a '05 4X4 with auto tranny...If I want to pull it behind a MH with all wheels down, what would I need to do? If I use a Remco kit would I still have to dolly the front wheels?

Thanks in advance. Ken

I'm sure someone knows more about this than I do, but my idea was that it's best to dsiconnect the rear driveshaft if you are going to tow it with all of the wheels down. I'm not so sure about the front driveshaft.

Read the manual for speed and distance restrictions, but I'm sure it's going to include putting the Tcase in Neutral.

You aren't supposed to do it with the gen 1 (even with the tcase in neutral).. dunno about your gen 2 though. It'll definitely be mentioned in the owner's manual tho

In 04 I bought a 36' MH and towed a Jeep. My 00 Nissan P/Up I had at the time wasn't towable. Even Remco didn't make a disconnectable driveshaft for it.

IIRC, I don't think the Xterra is listed as towable either. Check on the Remco website to see if they either sell a driveshaft disconnect kit, or an auxillary transmission oil pump.

All else fails, you can always use a drive on trailer. The upside of this is you'll have the ability to back up, something not possible when towing 4 down.

Was camping the weekend before last, saw a big Monaco MH towing an H2 (HEAVY).

http://www.campingworld.com/tLibrary/output.cfm?ID=749773

They list the Xterra 4wd as being flat tow capable.

Also, I remember something in my manual about flat towing, and it wasn't not to do it. I'll go look and see what it says.

I was told by 2 different Nissan dealers the only way to flat tow an X (1st gen) was to remove the rear driveshaft which is a major PITA, atleast it was for me. Something to do with the tranny internals, been a few years so i can't remember exactly.

why in the hell wouldn't you find a trailer if you were going to tow a car. Honestly...i think it's absurd how people driving motorhomes tow their lexus suv's behind them and clock up all those miles for nothing. Even if i paid 30k on a car (regardless of what kind) i would find a decent car trailer and tow it with all four wheels off the ground. It takes 100% of the mileage off of the car itself and just seems to be a better idea than towing. Funny thing is when you see those cars for sale..."100,000 miles worth of towing on the chassis but only used for approximately 10,000 actual miles."

Uh...the newer vehicles with electronic speedometers don't register any additional mileage while being towed. I've towed my Scion 5k miles coming cross country, with no additional "towed" mileage added. Oh, and yes it was towed 4 wheels down

Rob

it might not register on the odometer but you still put the tires and drivetrain, etc through the mileage

Only covers up to the year 04, but think it probably still applies: http://www.nissanhelp.com/Ownership/Bulletins/Nissan/1999/NTB99-020.htm

I have a 1st gen (2000). I had to get it towed by a two-wheeled Uhaul trailer. I read the owner's manual which recommended to disconnect the rear driveshaft. I did so....it was only 4 bolts to disconnect...kind of a pain since they were on sooo tight, but used my handle from my HiLift on the the wrench and got them off easily thereafter.....then I used a rachet strap to keep it from dragging or hanging on the safety loop....no problems getting it home 12 hours later.