Can A 2008 Dodge Nitro Be Flat Towed?

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The short answer is

NO !!!

The long answer is Ya Gotta remove the drive shaft…. At least this is what the dealer service tech. relayed to me …Besides the Nitro would make a heavy toad( term for vehicle towed behind an RV ) ..

Can I flat tow A Dodge Nitro?

Can you flat tow a 2011 Dodge Nitro? The answer was NO. … Flat towing a Dodge Nitro,

can only be done if the drive shaft is removed.

Can you tow a Dodge Nitro?

Yes it should have been on a flatbed, or with the rear up in the air and front tires on a dolly, or the other way around.

The Nitro should not be towed with any wheels on the ground

, unless the drive lines are removed.

Are Dodge Nitro good off road?

4-Wheel-Drive is optional and its relatively

low ground clearance will make any kind of off-roading difficult to stomach

, literally. The Dodge feels ponderous and unwieldy on anything other than a smooth road.

Is the Dodge Nitro discontinued?

The Dodge Nitro is a small SUV and is similar to the Jeep Liberty. …

Dodge discontinued the Nitro in 2011

, ending a five-year model run.

Is Dodge Nitro good in snow?


It engaged instantly and cured any snow-related traction ills

. Yes, you have to switch the system on and off — you can't set it and forget it — but small price for the exemplary results. (Intended for bad weather, not off-roading, it has no low-range gears.)

How does Dodge Nitro 4×4 work?

Some Dodge Nitro sport-utility are equipped with four-wheel drive. When 4WD is engaged, power is supplied to all four wheels through the transfer case. Using 4WD

aids in driving on sand, snow, mud and rough roads

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Is a Dodge Nitro a 4×4?

The Dodge Nitro compact SUV was available in both rear wheel drive and

4 wheel drive

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Is a Dodge Nitro fast?

“On numbers alone, it holds its own in acceleration testing.” In tests, the Nitro hit

60 miles per hour in 7.7 seconds

— “quicker than the last Mazda CX-7 we tested, but not quite as quick as Toyota's RAV4,” Edmunds notes.

How many miles can you drive a Dodge Nitro?

2007 Dodge Nitro 4WD EPA Fuel Economy 18 MPG 15 21 combined city/highway city highway 5.6 gal/100mi
351 miles Total

Range
MPG estimates for 2016 and older vehicles may have been revised Learn more View Original EPA MPG

Are Dodge Nitro parts expensive?

Cost. The average total annual cost for repairs and maintenance on a Dodge Nitro is

$582

, compared to an average of $573 for midsize SUVs and $652 for all vehicle models.

Does the Dodge Nitro have low range?

at 4,000; five-speed automatic transmission. … Part-time 4WD system has single-speed transfer case (

no low-range setting

for hard-core off-roading) that splits power 50/50 front/rear when engaged.

Is Dodge Nitro a good car?

The good news is that

the Nitro doesn't behave like a regular American SUV

. Ride quality, on-road performance and diesel refinement are pretty impressive. … By way of compensation the Nitro, like its Jeep and Chrysler cousins, is very well equipped as standard.

Can you put a Hemi in a Dodge Nitro?

The latest is this purple Dodge Nitro with a heavily modified 5.7-liter HEMI V8 under its squared-off hood that's hooked up to a Tremec 5-speed transmission. We're totally diggin the extra-wide fender flares, Viper-sourced Brembo brakes, and 22-inch Alcoa wheels that fit the Nitro just fine.

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