Recommended Solution to Fight Sag on Nissan Quest with Coil Springs When Carrying Motorcycle  

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The tongue weight (or hitch weight) is the maximum amount of weight that the frame of the vehicle can withstand without being damaged. You'll also always be limited to the lowest rated component in your towing setup, so even if your hitch says maximum 500-lbs tongue weight, but the vehicle is only rated for 350-lbs (which my research indicated), you will be limited to that 350-lbs. This means that any carrier and motorcycle must have a combined weight of less than 350-lbs.

When it comes to the sag, there's a good chance that the vehicle will sag a bit with 350-lbs on the back of it, so you might want to consider using the Sumo Springs Coil Helpers # CSS-1195R to help fight some sag. These won't give you more carrying capacity, but they do help fight sag that can occur with a motorcycle carrier on your hitch.

If you don't have a motorcycle carrier I recommend the Ultra-Fab Motorcycle Carrier for 2" Hitches - 500 lbs # UF48-979033 because it only weighs 50-lbs, so it's going to allow you to carry a motorcycle that weighs up to 300-lbs. This is one of the lightest weight carriers we have available and will work on a Class III hitch with a 2" receiver. Pairing these 2 together would be a good idea, and while you're still going to have some ground clearance issues because of the limited ground clearance of your vehicle when unloaded, it's going to give you some extra help that should help reduce incidents where you bottom out.

I've linked some review videos of these parts for you to check out, but outside of using a smaller trailer, this would be the best way to reduce sag and still take your bike with you wherever you needed.

expert reply by: Erik B

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