Vehicle suspension upgrades for 17000lb camper?

[luv2xcheck]

I have a 2016 Honda Odyssey. What upgrades should I do to tow? Right now I'm thinking Timbrens and a transmission cooler. Anything else I should consider? We will mostly be in the flat midwest with the occasional trip to the mountains.
I'm towing a 1700 pound Forest River.

 

[NMroamer]

A Ford F150 would be a nice upgrade.

 

[Anthony Hitchings]

17 thousand Lb camper ?? do you add an unwanted zero?

 

[Jimbow]

If you're really thinking 17,000 lbs then you're in one ton truck territory.

If you're at 1,700 then a transmission cooler is a nice addition.

Your payload is about 1,500 pounds. Your hitch will be about 250lbs so you have plenty of room.

 

[MNTCamper]

Tranny cooler, any aftermarket kind is fine. I've traditionally used air bags for my odys. That's really all you need. You won't have any issues towing with that set up. If you tow much, change your tranny fluid once a year. I have 1000s of towing miles on odysseys with our 2800 lb camper and no issues at all.

 

[Grandpa Don]

17 thousand Lb camper ?? do you add an unwanted zero?

Of course he did. But it sure got my attention!

 

[Warfarin]

Must admit I saw the 17000 and immediately said 1 ton dually. And agree tranny cooler would be a good addition.

 

[Anthony Hitchings]

In yesteryear, before the age of Korean cars, if you had an american 6 or 8 cylinder with an automatic transission, your tranny fluid ran thru a heat exchanger inside the bottom header tank on your radiator - this was an effective tranny fluid cooler becasue water conducts heat better than air.

Is this not done on modern cars?

 

[Warfarin]

It is but an external cooler is more efficient

 

[xxxapache]

In yesteryear, before the age of Korean cars, if you had an american 6 or 8 cylinder with an automatic transission, your tranny fluid thru a exchanger inside the bottom header tank on radiator - this was an effective tranny fluid becasue water conducts heat better than air.































Is this not done on modern cars?

I have a 1977 F150 my family bought new to tow TT with. It has an auto with a cooler in the radiator. An external cooler was also added. Must work. She still has the original transmission fluid.

 

[Anthony Hitchings]

I have a 1977 F150 my family bought new to tow TT with. It has an auto with a cooler in the radiator. An external cooler was also added. Must work. She still has the original transmission fluid.

just out of curiosity - is that the original raditor?

 

[xxxapache]

just out of curiosity - is that the original raditor?

No, but the original was just like it. I forgot to add in my original post that the external is an aftermarket part we added.

 

[davido]

Transmission cooler. Oil cooler. Weight distribution hitch with sway control. Brake controller.