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Aug 04, 2013Explorer
juanitahere wrote:archie18 wrote:juanitahere wrote:I am still wayne_tw wrote:
I doubt you will be satisfied with the towing performance with any travel trailer and your V-6 Toyota.
Why is that?
My first tow vehicle was 6 cyl Chevy Blazer pulling 3500lb popup. Even though it could tow the weight, it was too light to control it, luckily I never had to make an emergency stop. I traded for 6 cyl Trailblazer Ext which was quite a bit bigger than the Blazer and control improved but I had 2 transmission repairs in a couple of years. Eventually traded the Trailblazer for Ford F-150 ext cab truck and towing was much more stable and I felt a lot safer. Traded the popup for 4200lb TT and towing is still a breeze with the truck.
I had an '89 Chevy Blazer I bought new. It turned out to be a POS even though I maintained the heck out of it and mileage was low when I dumped it. It got gone in 2000 for a 4 Runner. The new 4 Runner is heavier than both of those. Hopefully that adds to the stability.
4th Gen (2004) 4Runner V8 Limited here. Towing 5k is no big deal, rated up to 7300 lbs with WDH. 6k and up are a heavy pull, especially with the mountains here in Western PA. It's not so much the weight, as the flat trailer hauls the upper limit a bit better. It is the combination of weight and wind resistance of the big white brick behind you ;)
If you have a 2000 4Runner (?) yours would be an earlier generation, and may be different, beyond just the V6.
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