Due to having a new house i am thinking of getting rid of my 4runner. I have an offer to trade for a 1997 Tacoma 4x4 (new 2.7 and 5 speed). The motor has about 3000 miles on it. Its a good truck and in great shape. It would be nice to get out of my monthly payment. (3 year loan) A few questions.

I have a 17 ft bass tracker boat. Will it tow it with out issue? My 4runner does a good job with it but i am a little worried about the smaller truck. The boat weighs around 1700 pounds. I am sure it will pull it but what about stopping it? Any info would be great!!!! Thanks

2. Will a 4wheeler fit in the bed?
Andrew

 

It's tricky and a pain in the arse to pull a boat up a ramp with a stick and not a ton of power. I dread it every time with my '88.

Rob

 

i figure low range would pull it up the ramp

 

Yeah that's what I do. I put it in 4-low and don't lock the front hubs. I would think you won't have problems towing it. Just allow more time and distance for stopping and you should be fine. You might have to downshift on bigger hills.

Rob

 

thanks for the info

 

I love my runner with the 2.7. Good engine, and 1700lbs is within the towing capacity. You should be able to fit a quad in the back.

 

thanks for the info... It would be nice if it would fit in the back. I will go and measure in the morning.

 

as far as the quad goes, are you worried about length or width? here is my 96std cab with a bike in the back.



not sure the width between wheel wells, but you should be fine. the 2.7 has 150 hp and 160 ft/lb of torque. a little more powerful than the 22re. i think you'll be ok.

 

You should be alright towing the boat and I believe the quad should just barely fit. All of my buddies are huge in to Motocross and one has a 98 Taco and he's stuck 3 bikes in the back of his rig. The 2.7 is an awesome motor, bullet proof I say. I have a 96 Runner with the 2.7, header and full exhaust and MSD 6A, along with a K&N drop in filter. I'd highly recommend the MSD for low end power. As far as braking power I recently upgraded to drilled and slotted front rotors set up with Hawk Ceramic pads. I haven't messed with the rear cause I don't do enough towing to need too much braking power but there are conversion kits out for disc in the rear, however they are pretty spendy. I have had great luck with lcengineering.com they have a great select and great knowledge base, they've been around racing for a long time. Another good site to check out is Downeyoff-road.com they carry some pretty sweet offroad and performance products. Good luck with it!

 

I didn't see your 2nd question the first time I posted. My KFX 400 sport quad fits in my truck (6 foot bed) and I can still close the tailgate, so I would assume it would fit in yours.

Here's mine:


Rob

 

Drove it last night and it runs great. Needs about 8 hours worth of cleaning but thats ok. They really want my 4runner...hood scoop envy..lol She is trying to get the cash together and i should have it soon....

 

I put my 400 Yamaha Kodiak in the back of my 97 with no problems. If it was any wider, I couldn't. Most newer ATVs are pretty wide and would climb up the wheel wells.