F150 5.0 vs Tundra
Good Morning! I have a Springdale 260TBL that checks in a 4890 Dry. We have been towing it with a crew cab GMC 1500 with the 5.3. The truck handles it fine but it is very under powered. The truck h...
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RSD559 wrote:Ron3rd wrote:RSD559 wrote:
Just a question for the Toyota folks. Do the newer Toyota and Nissan trucks allow weight distribution hitches? Way back when, hooking up with weight distribution would void the warranty. Something about the frame, I think. More than two weeks ago, so I don't remember. They must have addressed that by now.
Don't know where you heard that but all he Tundras, even the first generation, allowed for WD hitches, no problem. In fact the second generation Tundra had the best receiver hitch on the market at the time IMO. They called it a "integrated receiver hitch". The side arms went way back into the frame. I towed with both generations with WD hitches though there is is no comparing the first to the second generation; world of difference.
I'd still be driving my 2007 Tundra 5.7 if it weren't for the fact I needed a bigger truck.
I noticed it when the Nissan Titan first came. Impressive towing ability with the exception of weight distribution. I read a review where they noted the limitation and the voiding of the warranty. I thought I had read somewhere that the Toyota trucks were the same. My mistake. That's why I asked about it instead of stating it as known fact.
No worries, and as others said, Toyota should look at increasing their payload to make it more competitive with other 1/2 tons like the Ford.
Toyota builds a very tough, rock solid truck but they tend to be very boring and lackluster compared to the offerings of the Big 3.
