Safely tow with a lifted tundra?
OK, here's a question for the experts... I have a buddy that wants to buy a travel trailer. He's single, so initially he was looking at travel trailers in the 19-22' range. After spending some time...
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BarneyS wrote:
Folks,
Lets try to get the OP's questions answered without all the "smart" remarks. I am referring to the posts I deleted already. Thank you.
Barney
Thanks Barney. Everyone else, I appreciate the constructive comments.
Here are some more specifics:
The lift is a BDS 7" lift (7" in the front, 4" in the back). The following is taken from their website:
4-1/2" & 7" Tundra Lift Kits
•Built for daily driving, yet will handle off road
•One Piece High Clearance Crossmember
•New Lower Strut Mounts
•Ductile Iron Steering Knuckles
•Massive Belly Pan Included for Superior Off Road Protection
Everything else on the truck is stock. He's interested in a Jayco Feather Ultra-Lite 197. Unloaded Weight (from brochure) is 3570 and dry hitch weight is 425. He will not be carrying water nor will he have it loaded with a lot of extras. I know he'll need actual loaded weights, but for planning purposes I don't think he'd ever exceed 4600#.
I parked my F250 4x4 next to his this morning, and his hitch is actually maybe only 2" higher than mine (stock F250 with 295/65/18 tires), so I "think" he'll be OK with a weight distribution hitch.
The concerns I have are the same as those posted here: Higher center of gravity and what's the extra weight going to do to the truck components. Of course the dealer told him he'd be fine. Surprise, I know.
Any other comments or observations are welcome. Thanks again for the input so far.
