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Originally Posted by Ross
According to those I have talked to from Toyota, you can use a WD hitch with a 4th gen V6. There is nothing additional you will need to mount to your vehicle. The hitches you plug into your vehicle will be different, there are a couple of torsion bars that mount to that hitch and it then attached to the trailer usually with a chain. The chain attaches to amount that is attached to the trailer.
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If the 'experts' at Toyota tell you to use a WD hitch with your V6 oem hitch, then by my guest, it's not my vehicle. But, if the rear crossmember bends out of shape, will they be willing to make it good for you? I bet not!!!
FYI, the picture of the two system in your post, IS a Weight Distribution hitch system. Any tow system that uses spring bars attached to the ball mount head, and connected to the trailer frame with either adjustable chains or support brackets is a weight distribution system. Any tow system that uses only a ball mount to support the trailer weight without any type of spring bar or leveling system is a Weight Carrying system. The two systems are not the same, and they each affect the tow vehicle differently.
I have done all I can to explain my position on this issue. If I am not getting through, I guess I have failed in my many attempts at explaining myself. If anyone feels that the 'brilliant' service people at these Toyota dealers know more than all the experienced towing experts I have read and talked to, then by all means do as you wish. I see no benefit in my continuing this discussion any further.
