[Stonecoldtx]

You can take the word of the Factory, or you can take the word of a third-party website that knows nothing about the engineering that went into the vehicle you are driving . . .

I personally am going to trust what the manufacturer of my vehicle tells me, rather than some generic article from any third-party vendor . . .

 

[44410]

BWAHAHAHAHA... You can take the word of the factory that DOES NOT MAKE TIRES, or you can take the word of the worlds largest supplier of tires. Do you really trust Dodge to know how Pirelli tires will behave? Hell, Dodge doesn't even know that their own product has 3 modes for heated seats! If you really think run flats are designed to handle towing loads for 250 miles, then you be you man. But I'm not going to do it. I just hope you don't kill anybody along the way.

 

[Stonecoldtx]

Tire Rack doesn't make tires either . . . and another thing they don't make, is vehicles . . . I wouldn't trust anything that any Tire Rack generalization article over what the manufacturer designs into their vehicles . . . BTW--before I got the Durango, I had a TrackHawk (with Run Flat tires) that I towed a 27-ft long Bumper-Tow Toy Hauler with, and towed it more than 1000 miles, round trip . . . there are lots of OTHER folks doing the same thing wtih their DDHC's and TrackHawks . . . as a matter of fact, Dodge themselves shows a DDHC towing a Challenger Race Car as one of their promotion pictures . . . they have other promotion pictures showing a DDHC towing an Airstream . . . there is nothing whatsoever wrong with towing while on Run Flats, period.

2023 Dodge Durango R/T Towing Capacity & More | SUV Towing

Discover the towing capabilities of the 2023 Dodge Durango. Explore towing capacities available on the Durango R/T, GT and other models to tow a boat & more.

www.dodge.com

 

[44410]

You can take the word of the Factory, or you can take the word of a third-party website that knows nothing about the engineering that went into the vehicle you are driving . . .

I personally am going to trust what the manufacturer of my vehicle tells me, rather than some generic article from any third-party vendor . . .

For what it's worth.. here's Pirelli's page on the subject:

Run Flat anti-puncture tires

First drive home safely for 80 km (50 miles) at a maximum speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) and then change your tire.

So even if you tow (zero chance I would) you still should only go 50 miles at a max of 50 mph. 250 miles with a trailer doesn't seem to be in line with that.

 

[Stonecoldtx]

Both of these articles state that you shouldn't do these things if there is no air pressure . . . nobody said you should tow when you have a flat tire of any kind . . . but there is nothing wrong with towing with a vehicle that uses Run Flat Tires . . . there's a big distinction there . . .

 

[44410]

. . . there's a big distinction there . . .

Oh... you are talking about towing with 4 good run flats? Sure, no problem there. That's no different than 4 standard tires. The issue is when you don't have a spare, but you have a failed run flat. That situation is EXACTLY why the factory tow packages (TnG, Tow IV) add a spare. Let's be clear, Dodge didn't decide it's okay to tow with a failed run flat. They just cheaped out and removed it from the packages, effectively leaving towing customers screwed.

 

[S8ER01Z]

Oh... you are talking about towing with 4 good run flats? Sure, no problem there. That's no different than 4 standard tires. The issue is when you don't have a spare, but you have a failed run flat. That situation is EXACTLY why the factory tow packages (TnG, Tow IV) add a spare. Let's be clear, Dodge didn't decide it's okay to tow with a failed run flat. They just cheaped out and removed it from the packages, effectively leaving towing customers screwed.

Yeah we've been talking about towing on tires that are not flat. It's pretty common sense not to tow on a damaged tire regardless of them being run-flat or not.

 

[44410]

Yeah we've been talking about towing on tires that are not flat. It's pretty common sense not to tow on a damaged tire regardless of them being run-flat or not.

LOL - yeah I missed that detail I guess. Maybe I conflated the discussions about the runflats and towing with the removal of the spare on the 2022's.

 

[wvhemis]

Gee... I helped start this whole discussion but I love it. So yes like many others I towed with the Run Flats on my 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee. BUT I did have a full-size spare with my Jeep so if I did have a tire failure I would not be stuck on the side of the road.

 

[tiebar90]

we are finally in production! estimated delivery march 12

 

[wvhemis]

we are finally in production! estimated delivery march 12 View attachment 124953

Congrats!!

 

[tiebar90]

Dealer told me durango is already in "trim stage" which is the last stage of build before finished inspection.
went from 0-100 with this waiting 88 days to start building 🤣

 

[dpcv8]

When it goes down the line it goes quick.

 

[tiebar90]

When it goes down the line it goes quick.

hopefully the shipping is as fast

 

[wvhemis]

hopefully the shipping is as fast

Mine took three weeks from JNAP to Vienna, VA

 

[tiebar90]

Durango is in "Shipped to body vendor" now. Whatever that means.

 

[Tin Foil Hat]

Getting stripes?

 

[tiebar90]

Getting stripes?

yes. That’s what I figured it was for.

 

[tiebar90]

at what time should i be able to get that link for the build sheet to work?

 

[wvhemis]

at what time should i be able to get that link for the build sheet to work?

I was not able to get mine until it was built. Mine was kind of funny as it took 10 months to build and kept moving back and forth between D and D1.