Truck or SUV recommendations
I am looking for recommendations on what kind of truck or SUV to buy to pull my travel trailer. The trailer is a ultra light, 32 feet long with pin and weighs in at 4936 dry. I have looked into a To...
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CincyGus wrote:
Agree with those suggestion a F150/1500 with a good towing rear end ratio. Somewhere around the Chevy's 3.73 range would be ideal. Not sure what the similar is for the F150. Get the tow package with the tranny cooler, heavier springs, etc. not just the hitch.
With a family of 4, the crew cab would be nice and give you that extended wheel base you are looking for with a 30'+ trailer.
I have mentioned this on another thread, but I will reveiw. I am currently towing a 29 foot-4,500pound (DRY) Ultra light trailer across the USA with my 2011 Silverado 1500 Crew cab w/the 5.3 and factory tow pkg. The tongue weight is 750 pounds. The truck is COMPLETELY STOCK. I have pulled the trailer over 4,500 miles and have put another 10,000 touring miles on the truck-for a total of 14,000 miles so far. We are currently in Ohio heading due west back to Utah.
This combination has had ZERO PROBLEMS THUS FAR.
The truck has 34,000 miles on it. The tires were replaced in New Hampshire with Nitto Crosstek. (Standard ones not HD) but they are XL. I have two Rancho 5,000 shocks I purchased at Summit racing that I will have installed soon.
There are some blazing deals right now on 1/2 ton trucks. There are those who say it can't be done - you need a one ton to tow a pop-up. Well-I'm doing it.
