HELP! 3rd gen w/travel trailer
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HELP! 3rd gen w/travel trailer
Hey YT need some help!! Looking to buy a a travel trailer thats 23 feet with towing weight of 3,800 lbs. The Dealer is going to hook me up with a load balance, tow brake, new hitch wiring kit. the trailer comes with electric brakes.
Anything I should look out for to get from the dealer?
Anything I should look out for with towing that much weight with my 4runner? any uprgrades needed for towing?
Here is my setup:
2000 4runner Auto V6 SR5 2wd
2.5 inch suspension lift, soon to have a 2 inch BL
32/11.5r15 BFG's
Thank you YT for the help I know I will get
Anything I should look out for to get from the dealer?
Anything I should look out for with towing that much weight with my 4runner? any uprgrades needed for towing?
Here is my setup:
2000 4runner Auto V6 SR5 2wd
2.5 inch suspension lift, soon to have a 2 inch BL
32/11.5r15 BFG's
Thank you YT for the help I know I will get
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That's probably going to push the limit of your 4Runner. Manufacturers weights are generally dry. Add 150-200 lbs of water. 60 lbs of propane, battery, leveling jacks & ramps, tools, pots & pans, clothes, sleeping gear, etc. & your towing weight will probably be close to 5,000 lbs. Don't forget to add in the stuff in the 4Runner, passengers, gas, etc. Your Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR) is approx 9,000 lbs. The empty 4Runner is approx 4,000 lbs.
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You'll def. be pushing the limits and maybe then some. What you need to do, and don't be embarassed to do it, is pack all you junk and passengers with you to the sales floor. Load it all up and go weigh before you buy it. It the sales rep willl not let you do this, find a new dealer.
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You won't go anywhere fast. I would go with one ....or two tranny coolers. Bypass the OE cooler so you are not preheating your transmission fluid.
Get heavy duty coils and airbags inside the coils.
Gen an Hensley hitch-and make sure the controller is a good one. The "free" one from the dealer might be garbage.
Oh, rip out the intake muffler, insert a piece of pipe and put in the deckplate mod.
If you just go in there stock, it will be a wild ride. But hey? What is insurance for?
Get heavy duty coils and airbags inside the coils.
Gen an Hensley hitch-and make sure the controller is a good one. The "free" one from the dealer might be garbage.
Oh, rip out the intake muffler, insert a piece of pipe and put in the deckplate mod.
If you just go in there stock, it will be a wild ride. But hey? What is insurance for?
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