ANSWER: The 173 lbs is how much weight you can put on top of the carrier and the vehicle will still sit level. You can add more weight, but the more weight over the 173 lbs the vehicle’s suspension will gradually begin to compress.
REPLY: …..It has a tongue load capacity of 1,000 lbs. it will still sag above 173 lbs?
ANSWER REPLY: ….Yes, according to our chart that is how much weight you can have on the vehicle and it will sit level. You will start to see the shocks compress and see some sag with the additional weight added.