Towing with a Tacoma
Hello All, I am new to this forum so bear with me. I have a 2013 Tacoma, tow capacity of 6500lb. I just purchased a 2014 Sportsmen Showstopper 242sbhss dry weight 4400lb, gvw 6000lb. I did purchase...
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Greg-
Question; have you pulled the rig yet? Curious about your initial thoughts.
The best advice for larger rigs with Tacomas can be found at Tacoma World forums, in the 'towing' section. I would recommend you read the towing bible in the sticky there. There are a lot of people pulling larger rigs than mine (mine is a 22', yours is 27'), and the advice found there varies a lot on towing environment and driver expectations. I just looked at your trailer specs, and noticed that it is a bunkhouse model, which I assume means you have a family. One thing that will impact the overall towing satisfaction will be directly proportional to how much gear you and the family load your rig with before driving off. Gear adds up quickly, and you really need to be aware of your total (truck+gear+family+trailer)weight once it is loaded. We selected low-weight cookware, don't travel with full water, pack light, and have great trips.
EDIT:
Used to have a paragraph here regarding the TRD supercharger kit from Toyota; just found out that on June 1, the factory TRD has been discontinued. :(
Good luck-
Question; have you pulled the rig yet? Curious about your initial thoughts.
The best advice for larger rigs with Tacomas can be found at Tacoma World forums, in the 'towing' section. I would recommend you read the towing bible in the sticky there. There are a lot of people pulling larger rigs than mine (mine is a 22', yours is 27'), and the advice found there varies a lot on towing environment and driver expectations. I just looked at your trailer specs, and noticed that it is a bunkhouse model, which I assume means you have a family. One thing that will impact the overall towing satisfaction will be directly proportional to how much gear you and the family load your rig with before driving off. Gear adds up quickly, and you really need to be aware of your total (truck+gear+family+trailer)weight once it is loaded. We selected low-weight cookware, don't travel with full water, pack light, and have great trips.
EDIT:
Used to have a paragraph here regarding the TRD supercharger kit from Toyota; just found out that on June 1, the factory TRD has been discontinued. :(
Good luck-
