AZguyam20 Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 (edited) I have a 2014 Dodge Journey SXT with the 6 cylinder engine. It did not come with the tow package from the factory. The Dodge specs show that this vehicle has a 2,500 pound towing capacity. Does that capacity only exist on vehicles that come from the factory with the tow package? Or would I be able to add a tow hitch, 7-pin electrical plug and be able to tow up to 2,500 pounds with the Journey? I'm interested in getting a lite camper (GVWR <2,000) and would rather not have to get a new vehicle at the same time since my Journey has under 10,000 miles on it. Let me know your expertise or if you have experience with towing a camper with a 2014 Journey. Thank you! Thank you all for the replies and the chuckles. I decided to trade in the Journey on a GMC Canyon with the tow package, so this is a moot point. Edited June 13, 2015 by AZguyam20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtsr Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 The DJ will tow that as long as it's the V6 , factory tow was electrical/cooling and many on this forum have installed aftermarket hitches/wiring with no posted problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 There are a handful of people on here pulling campers with ease. I wouldn't worry about it one bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 If you look in the manual, it may describe the maximum frontal area of the trailer/camper. jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 If you look in the manual, it may describe the maximum frontal area of the trailer/camper. What is this mythical beast you speak of? 11journeybama, QuarterSwede, Lobitz68 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 What is this mythical beast you speak of? It is the black thing that blocks the glove compartment light. jkeaton, rolly, QuarterSwede and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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