Towing Toyota Tacoma on Dolly Backwards
I know towing four down is much easier and better but the DW and I have been going around and around about a tow vehicle we both like toyota's and I will always have a truck so could be an answer. A...
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Last couple posts in this thread are why we have a Nissan Frontier. Taco was my first choice since it've been our fourth Toyota and they've all been good. Ford was building Rangers back then and I drove one. It was a spunky little truck, the only one that was still "small" but the ride and handling were bad. Next was Taco. Drove well and I was interested. Asked to see the towing page in the owner manual. Sales people came back "Not Recommended" and I said "Let's See." Sure enough, event the manual transmissions and the 4x4, towing not recommended. Next statement "But our customers do it all the time." I was already in a warranty dispute over our Corolla for something that WAS covered. No Way, went to Nissan. I was very pleasantly surprised. The 4-cyl 5-speed was towable, VERY Comfortable, VERY Quiet. Their base model has the King Cab, no Work Trucks in Frontier. That's what we went with, and it's been a nice unit.
The transfer cases in Taco and Frontier were manual, but no Neutral. 4x4 Manual was towable in the 2WD High and Neutral. Worked out same as the 2WD Manual in Neutral. No towable automatics.
I don't think I'd tow any 4x4 on a dolly unless it was the Front end and I either removed the rear driveshaft or installed a Driveshaft Disconnect.
DD's are a Love/Hate thing, and the Haters seem to be the majority.
The transfer cases in Taco and Frontier were manual, but no Neutral. 4x4 Manual was towable in the 2WD High and Neutral. Worked out same as the 2WD Manual in Neutral. No towable automatics.
I don't think I'd tow any 4x4 on a dolly unless it was the Front end and I either removed the rear driveshaft or installed a Driveshaft Disconnect.
DD's are a Love/Hate thing, and the Haters seem to be the majority.
