5th Gen Tranny Cooler?

[JeremyB]

I wish I could, but the tow dollies only work for FWD vehicles. Not sure why you can't just run the car backwards so that the drive wheels are elevated, but that's what the site says. Anyway, it would probably scrape the piss out of my front end if I did that (car is lowered).

Is the driveshaft hard to remove? If not, take it out, buy a slip yoke to keep trans fluid from leaking, and you can use a tow dolly. However, I'm not sure the U-haul dolly comes with surge brakes (pictures indicate it doesn't), so you might be towing ~4000 lbs without braking help.

 

[IAmTodd]

Is the driveshaft hard to remove? If not, take it out, buy a slip yoke to keep trans fluid from leaking, and you can use a tow dolly. However, I'm not sure the U-haul dolly comes with surge brakes (pictures indicate it doesn't), so you might be towing ~4000 lbs without braking help.

The UHual dollys have no brakes. I didn't realize that until I picked up a dolly.

 

[txbonds]

Oops. Old thread alert. Just realized it wasn't current. Sorry. LOL



I wouldn't tow that much weight without brakes. I was towing around a twin axle utility trailer (6x12 and around 1500 lbs) with a kawasaki mule pro fxt (1600 lbs) on it. Combined with aftermarket bumper, tire swing, oversized spare tire and jerry can of fuel I figured the net effect was towing 3500 lbs without brakes.

The 4Runner could do it and could stop but it took planning and down shifting to make it happen without killing the pads.


Now we have an 18' rpod travel trailer weighing about 2250 lbs empty and probably around 3000 lbs loaded with fear and liquid. It's a single axle with electric brakes and it tows and stops just fine. That said, I purposely ruled out larger trailers due to your same concern of too much weight and too much tongue weight. This trailer seems to give the trans a good work out enough that I'm looking to install a cooler on top of the fact that I'm adding heavier rear springs and air bags.


Good luck whatever you decide.

 

[itsdchz]

Oops. Old thread alert. Just realized it wasn't current. Sorry. LOL



I wouldn't tow that much weight without brakes. I was towing around a twin axle utility trailer (6x12 and around 1500 lbs) with a kawasaki mule pro fxt (1600 lbs) on it. Combined with aftermarket bumper, tire swing, oversized spare tire and jerry can of fuel I figured the net effect was towing 3500 lbs without brakes.

The 4Runner could do it and could stop but it took planning and down shifting to make it happen without killing the pads.


Now we have an 18' rpod travel trailer weighing about 2250 lbs empty and probably around 3000 lbs loaded with fear and liquid. It's a single axle with electric brakes and it tows and stops just fine. That said, I purposely ruled out larger trailers due to your same concern of too much weight and too much tongue weight. This trailer seems to give the trans a good work out enough that I'm looking to install a cooler on top of the fact that I'm adding heavier rear springs and air bags.


Good luck whatever you decide.

Hey! We have an 18' RPOD as well! We bought it for the exact same reasons as you.. not to mention the awesome styling. Added B&M Cooler, airbags, and the Toytec springs on the rear are +10% over stock.

 

[edizzle]

you'll save a lot of money, save a reasonable amount of wear and tear on the drivetrain and brakes of your truck, save a LOT of time for travel, be safer while doing it, etc. Picking up a phone to schedule a car hauler is being self sufficient.

What are the pros of hauling it yourself?

Also, dont forget, you always have to have a place to store the trailer, can be a pain in the ass.