Towing with the T4R Questions

[coinball]

Has anyone here towed a car trailer (Uhual car trailer) & car with their T4R?

My previous truck was a diesel Tahoe, so towing was no biggee, but now I need to tow my MR2 and I'm curious if the 5VZFE and slush box can hack it. I can picture the T4R being slower than continental drift while having an extra 4500# behind it...

Any other comments/suggestions?

 

[bgmac]

Its pretty much going to come down to whether or not you can stop!! Thats why most people that tow all the time put Tundra brakes on.

 

[wes smith]

ya you can pul a good 5thou. pounds, but be sure to have trailer brakes if that is the situation

 

[Pikeman]

Trailer brakes and make sure to turn OD OFF on your selector. You can do it and I have without trailer brakes. Was a very fun exciting 15 miles in stop and go traffic. Main issue was stopping at the end of it, brakes had faded pretty good.

 

[3G_runner]

From my experience I towed a 12' x 6' uhaul fully loaded with my 97 4runner 4x4 260k no problem from Seattle,WA to Sacramento,Ca. Only stopped for gas. Didn't over heat or nothing unusual happened. Very dependable. I also towed cars on a trailer fine too. U should be good.

 

[Justin727]

Hmm wonder how much my 2.7 with 5spd can tow a car trailor with my supra on it lol.


You should be fine my friend. Me well thats a whole new story

 

[024RunnerSE]

Ive towed my full trim Cressida (3480lbs) on a U-Haul car trailer from Fontana, CA to Modesto, CA (390ish miles) with my 02 T4R. No issues at all.

 

[Fireball]

As others have said, stopping is the problem, not the going.

Make sure the trailer has electric brakes. I'd feel way more comfortable with a lightweight AL trailer. I don't know exact numbers, but I'm sure that Uhaul trailer weighs a ton. Maybe literally...

I just looked it up, it weighs 2210#.

Not sure how much the MR2 weighs... I'd be VERY careful with that setup...

 

[96Blacklimited]

Hey, saw your question. Well about 1month ago i got a deal on a 95limited. Breaks was not working too good, so i Use my 96Limited, got an Auto-trans (Largest Car trailor ) u-hal has. I loaded My new purchase on the trailor hoocked to my 96limited and drove home with it about 30miles. Not one problem everything went great without a hitch.

 

[johnny c]

You also might want to consider a tranny cooler, if you will be towing on a regular basis. I have a 3800lb boat and trailer that I tow on a regular basis( I have a cooler) and have no issues. Trailer brakes are a must for those weights.

 

[Fireball]

Hey, saw your question. Well about 1month ago i got a deal on a 95limited. Breaks was not working too good, so i Use my 96Limited, got an Auto-trans (Largest Car trailor ) u-hal has. I loaded My new purchase on the trailor hoocked to my 96limited and drove home with it about 30miles. Not one problem everything went great without a hitch.

Without a hitch??? I haven't been able to tow anything without a hitch, not to mention that big of a load. Very impressive!

 

[Pikeman]

I guess I should have said what I pulled with my first post. I was over the 5k tow capacity since I had a Chevy 2500 with contractor box on it ( approx 6500) then add trailer weight so probably pushing 8k. I only did it because of the short distance, also the reason for the noticeable brake fade where others that have posted said it wasnt an issue. I still recommend if you are towing anything on a regular basis to get and use trailer brakes.

 

[96Blacklimited]

Lol, i post some pictures. The only issue i had is the hitch was riding pretty low, but never draged.

 

[DewRunner]

i think i got all of you on this one i installed a trans cooler, and towed a small 85 mazda sedan from salt lake city utah to austin texas something like 1400miles. no trailor brakes, no issues. on a u-haul car dolly thingy.

 

[nolo]

i towed a 2001 sebring from jackson, ms to memphis. (3 hours). no problems. no issues breaking. car dolly had no issues either. i was pulling with a 2000 4wd. i just hit overdrive off, and still got 17 mpg.