towing a toyota pickup with a 4runner.
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towing a toyota pickup with a 4runner.
Im thinking about towing a older pickup with my 4runner. its a 93 short bed regular cab 4x4. does anyone have any idea if i could tow a pickup with my 4runner. i think that the tow capacity is 5000lbs. it wouldnt be every day. just a occasional playing in da mud. so, has anyone ever done this? would it just be stupid to do it? would i need to mod the suspension alot? my other alternative is to buy a tundra sometime down the road. dont really want to do that though.
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I assume you are putting a tow bar on the pickup and not using a trailer? Then the only weight on your hitch would be that of the tow bar - negligible and not enough to bother the suspension. Since you are in FL hills won't be an issue but adding a tranny cooler would be a very good idea. A couple of simulated panic stops on a deserted road will reveal if you need to upgrade the brakes or not.
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haha nope no hiway... and i didnt go far..
my new hilux tows it just great though...
im thinking about putting it back on the road for next winter or all the time if i can afford the insurance so i wont need to tow it hopefully..
my new hilux tows it just great though...
im thinking about putting it back on the road for next winter or all the time if i can afford the insurance so i wont need to tow it hopefully..
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I pulled this set up with my 90 4runner seems you should have no issue with a mini truck
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well, basically we go back roads to a spot to ride and mud the trucks/atvs/dirtbikes. i would like to haul my buddys truck on a trailer occasionally so we can take it. its not street legal. and if it was, its not a very good street truck. how much does one of the small reg cab short bed pickups weigh? 3000 or so?
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well, basically we go back roads to a spot to ride and mud the trucks/atvs/dirtbikes. i would like to haul my buddys truck on a trailer occasionally so we can take it. its not street legal. and if it was, its not a very good street truck. how much does one of the small reg cab short bed pickups weigh? 3000 or so?
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WTF!!?? U-haul wouldn't let me tow my 4runner with a goddamned Tundra. They wouldnt' even rent me the equpment. (My truck was stuck in Mexico haha, wouldn't tell '[em that part)
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I just told them I was pulling a 2000 Tacoma with my 1990 4runner on there stupid web site thing forgot to mention it was a 4wd. they were going to give me a dolly but somebody over booked so they gave me this as a free upgrade.
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dont tell them what you are towing.. say you are towing a miata or a geo metro... then they will rent you one.
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