toyota pickup

[blknomad]

Can the newer Toyota pickup 4x4 automatic be towed 4 down? I have not really looked but they only have one shifter in the floor and not one for the transfer case.

[moisheh]

Trd is not a model it is a submodel. Neither any 2018 Tacoma for Tundra is listed by either motrhomemagazine it Fmcaas towable. Actually no 2018 Toyota truck is tiwable. I even checked the owners manuals and both trucks require all 4 wheels off the ground for any towing. There Are no optional transfer cases for ANY Toyota truck. All are electronic with no neutral. I think you are confusing today,scomplicated electronic vehicles with Toyotas from years ago. I had a 2005 Tacoma and had to install a diveshaft disconnect. For some reason theJapanese mfrs. Don't want to approve vehicles for towing.
Moisheh

[OLYLEN]

OK didn't see the Tacoma part. The talk was about 16?-17-18 models like the TRD and some sport model has the trans needed.


LEN

[moisheh]

Olylen. The discussion is about newre Tacoma's. I went and looked at the 2018 Taco brochure. I do not see any model with that trasfer case. They are all part time and electronic and no neutral position. I think at one time some of the Foreunners were as you described. If you can provide a link to information that proves me wrong I will eat crow.

Moisheh

[OLYLEN]

Sorry but there ARE two models that can be towed 4 down and they are part time with a neutral position in the transfer. That makes them part time, 2 high 4 high, neutral and 4 low. Think its the same transfer as my 2000 4-runner I tow 4 down.

LEN

[ELeland]

There is a way! I tow my 2016 Tacoma 4x4 automatic with push button start 4 down.

Basically driveshaft disconnect and battery disconnect to keep the steering unlocked. I did notice that Blue Ox only offers the base plates for 2016 and 2017 models. I do not know what the difference may be with the 2018 as they look identical from the outside.

PM me if you need the details.

Ed

[moisheh]

Towability has nothing to do with part time 4wd. The transfer case has to have a neutral position. Domestic trucks have available transfer cases with a neutral. Toyota trucks have not had a neutral position since around 2005. The tf is electronic with no neutral. They are part time 4wd. A driveshaft disconnect can solve that problem. You can download owners manuals and see what Toyota says about dinghy towing.

Moisheh

[OLYLEN]

There are two models that can be towed four down, but they are the costly part time 4x4 models. Do a search and you can find them.

LEN

[moisheh]

I do not think Toyota wants you to use a dolly. A Tacoma can be towed 4 down with a Driveshaft disconnect. There are some users on IRV2 with info as to how it is done. A little tricky if it has push button start.

Moisheh

[lryrob9301]

If the Toyota 4X4 product in question does not have a manually shifted transfer case with a neutral position it CANNOT be towed 4down as is. You would need to install a rear driveshaft disconnect device.

[Whammon1]

It cannot be towed 4 down. Has to be on a dolly with differential in neutral.

I work for Toyota.

[gbopp]

The best source of information is the owners manual for the truck.
Does the truck have a switch on the dashboard to control the transfer case?

If you have the info on a particular truck you can also check with REMCO TOWING.

[bgum]

What does the book say?