Halt Ton Towing
We recently purchased a 2011 Toyota Tundra CrewMax Platinum Edition with the 5.7 Engine, Towing Package, 20 inch wheels and it has the 5.6 Bed. The Tundra is rated to tow 10,000 lb. I'm having the tir...
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rhagfo wrote:
Toyota still uses a semi floating axle, so all you have is one small wheel bearing riding on the axle to support that over load, not my cup of tea.
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I have never owned a 1/2 ton semi floating rear axle pickup for a reason!
Get over it. Seriously. The VAST MAJORITY of truck owners never experience any issues other than perhaps premature wear from overloaded semi-floating axles. They have a capacity, just like a bigger full floater. One is not magical, just like the other is not garbage.
rhagfo wrote:
.... The 5.7 will likely get you up the hills with a little effort, but it might be a double black diamond ride down.
The tundra has massive disks, the trailer has it's own brakes.
The tundra also has tow / haul grade braking, and a 5.7 V8 that provides plenty of engine braking.
Their sure is a lot of hyperbole bouncing around in this thread.
