Best Towing Package for a 2010 Lexus RX 350
Question:
Hi, I have a 2 WD Lexus RX350. Can the hitch on your website pull pull a trailer - and if so with how many pounds? Thanks
asked by: Adrienne
Expert Reply:
The Draw-Tite Max-Frame Trailer Hitch Receiver part # 75676 is a confirmed fit for your 2010 Lexus RX 350 and will absolutely allow for you to pull a trailer. The Draw-Tite Max-Frame is a Class III hitch with a 2" receiver tube opening. It is rated at 4,000 lbs gross trailer weight (GTW) and 400 lbs tongue weight (TW) without a weight distribution system or 5,000 GTW and 500 TW with a weight distribution system. I have attached an install video of this hitch on a 2011 Lexus RX 350 for you as well.
You will also need to determine the vehicles max GTW and TW rating as the lower of the two will be your limiting factor. To determine the maximum trailer weight you can tow with your RX 350, you will need to find both the Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR) and the Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). These figures can be located on the information tag inside the drivers door jamb. If you subtract the GVW from the GCWR, that will give you the maximum GTW you can safely tow. According to a few sources I found online, your 2010 Lexus RX 350 has a maximum towing capacity of 2,000 lbs though you will need to use the above method to be sure.
In order to tow a trailer with your RX 350 you will also need a wiring harness and ball mount/hitch ball. For a wiring harness I recommend the T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector part # 118478 for models without the factory tow package or part # 118252 for models with the factory tow package. I have also attached an install video of the above harness on a similar 2013 Lexus RX 350 for you as well.
For a ball mount/hitch ball kit I recommend part # 989900. In order to determine if this kit will work for you, you would want to measure from the ground to the top of your hitch receiver tube opening and from the ground to the bottom of the coupler on your trailer while level. The difference between the two measurements will give you the correct amount of rise/drop you will need in a ball mount. I have attached a help article that will walk you through this process as well.
Products Referenced in This Question
T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness for Factory Tow Package - 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector
- Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring
- Trailer Hitch Wiring
- No Converter
- Custom Fit
- 4 Flat
- Tekonsha
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T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector
- Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring
- Trailer Hitch Wiring
- Powered Converter
- Custom Fit
- 4 Flat
- Tekonsha
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etrailer Ball Mount Kit for 2" Hitches - 7,500 lbs
- Trailer Hitch Ball Mount
- Fixed Ball Mount
- Two Balls
- 1-7/8 Inch Ball
- 2 Inch Ball
- Steel Shank - Gloss Black
- Drop - 2 Inch
- Drop - 4 Inch
- Rise - 1 Inch
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- Fits 2 Inch Hitch
- 7500 lbs GTW
- etrailer
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Draw-Tite Max-Frame Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - Class III - 2"
- Trailer Hitch
- Custom Fit Hitch
- Class III
- 400 lbs TW
- 4000 lbs GTW
- 5000 lbs WD GTW
- 2 Inch Hitch
- 500 lbs WD TW
- Concealed Cross Tube
- Draw-Tite
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