Towing Trailer with a 4Runner

SoundGuy wrote:

camp-n-family wrote:
In your own words SoundGuy, what a load of rubbish. What experience do you have with the 4Runner to say that it is inadequate to tow any high wall tt? Have you ever owned or even towed with one? Or are you just in the boat that if it's not a V8 truck it's useless?

The 4Runner, from experience, is a very capable tow vehicle within its ratings, just like any other vehicle.

Total BS. Yes, I towed (correction - tried to tow) a 21' TrailCruiser hybrid with our 4.0L V6 SOHC Explorer with ratings similar to the OP's 4Runner and it took but 2 brief weekend trips to clearly demonstrate this wasn't going to work at all. That truck towed our low profile popup just fine but for any full height trailer it was completely overwhelmed. The OP's 4Runner is no more capable. :(

How is that even close to comparable? The 4.0l V6 Explorer was pre 2000 model year and was anaemic with only 210hp and 254ft/lbs to mated to a 4speed transmission. The latest generation T4R (2010 up) is 270hp/278ftlbs with a 5 speed tranny. Big difference and would have no problem towing the htt you mention. I've done it across the country with the previous generation 4Runner with the same V6 but only 245hp/275tq and 4sp without problems. The current gen would do it even better.

Sure there are better suited vehicles but if you already own one it will work just fine. Not everyone wants/needs to buy a new vehicle when they can do just fine with what they have.