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xtech
Jan 27, 2017Explorer
Pulled a 25 ft TT with a 2005 V8 4runner. First used a standard weight dist. hitch. When pulling with a wind from rear and side was very scary, swayed terrible and I have been pulling trailers for 40 years. Replaced hitch with a Reese Strait Line sway control hitch and it solved the problem. I later went to a Tundra and 5th wheel and now F250. If it was me I would look for a nice older 4Runner with the V8. Ours was a Limited, very nice vehicle. If you do check the hitch. It was said that all V8 4Runners came with the frame mounted hitch instead of the one only bolted to rear crossmember, but the one I bought only had the one on crossmember so I had to replace it with a frame mounted one. Only problem as a tow vehicle is the short wheel base so don't go too long on trailer. Also not sure what my tongue weight was but I was over rear axle GAWR by a couple hundred pounds so watch that too.
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