What do YOU use to tow your track car?
02-24-2018, 04:10 PM
#1021
Massive truck is massive. Do you daily that? My Titan broke a few weeks ago on the day before I was going to pick my car up from the cage builder, so the Nissan dealer got me an Enterprise F250 rental. 2018 crew cab with 8ft bed. I ended up having to daily drive it for 2 weeks while they fixed the Titan, and holy **** was that thing a pain to maneuver on a daily basis. It would be awesome to own as a dedicated tow rig but there's no way I could handle it as a permanent daily. A crew cab 5ft bed 1500 truck is just barely acceptable to me as a daily.
Reply
0
0
02-25-2018, 12:58 PM
#1022
@jpreston, I guess it depends on where you live. Some areas seem to be more geared towards bigger vehicles. I have friends that live in Nevada and Idaho. Both roll in full size diesels with quad cabs. Neither complains about parking etc. I on the other hand have a tough time getting in local markets with my lightning.
Last edited by k24madness; 02-26-2018 at 01:29 PM.
Reply
0
0
02-25-2018, 01:26 PM
#1023
Former Vendor
iTrader: (31)
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Posts: 15,442
Total Cats: 2,099
I don't daily it on a regular basis, no. I definitely wouldn't want to, but for throwing a whole pile of gear in back and towing two cars across the state, it's just about perfect.
Reply
0
0
02-26-2018, 11:00 AM
#1024
Massive truck is massive. Do you daily that? My Titan broke a few weeks ago on the day before I was going to pick my car up from the cage builder, so the Nissan dealer got me an Enterprise F250 rental. 2018 crew cab with 8ft bed. I ended up having to daily drive it for 2 weeks while they fixed the Titan, and holy **** was that thing a pain to maneuver on a daily basis. It would be awesome to own as a dedicated tow rig but there's no way I could handle it as a permanent daily. A crew cab 5ft bed 1500 truck is just barely acceptable to me as a daily.
However, with all that said, I am glad I don't drive my truck 100% year round. Having a smaller car makes most things so much easier.
Reply
0
0
02-26-2018, 01:35 PM
#1025
Since my truck isn't a Z71 package, the front end sits about where I think a 2wd truck would sit, with the rear end way up in the air, a solid 3-4" higher than my old truck (measured from tailgate/hitch). Even with 5500lb of trailer on the back and <5psi in the air bags it doesn't sit anywhere near level. I didn't want to raise the front at all, so I lowered the rear with drop shackles.
From all I read this approach allows you to spring the truck softer for more comfort when unloaded and up the spring rate via air bags when loaded. Good stuff.
Reply
0
0
02-26-2018, 02:12 PM
#1026
Former Vendor
iTrader: (31)
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Posts: 15,442
Total Cats: 2,099
I lived happily without them in the last truck, but the PO added them to this one. Since I've lowered it a bit and it's closer to level, I may need them to re-level with a loaded 2-car trailer, but that remains to be seen.
Reply
0
0
02-26-2018, 02:53 PM
#1027
Elite Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Posts: 5,165
Total Cats: 855
I think some of it is just changing driving style and knowing that there will be places you wont be able to get into as easily. My tow rig (2500HD double cab and 8' bed) doubles as my winter beater and I've just had to make adjustments to how I get in and out of places. Sometimes it means parking further away or maybe driving around the block instead of making a tight turn into somewhere, but it's definitely doable. I basically treat it like I'm towing a trailer all the time...no left turns across traffic and only going into parking lots that I know I can get out of easily.
However, with all that said, I am glad I don't drive my truck 100% year round. Having a smaller car makes most things so much easier.
However, with all that said, I am glad I don't drive my truck 100% year round. Having a smaller car makes most things so much easier.
That said, I don't drive the truck much because it's just more fun to drive the various cars we own.
--Ian
Reply
0
0
03-01-2018, 03:37 PM
#1034
Former Vendor
iTrader: (31)
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Posts: 15,442
Total Cats: 2,099
'05 Tacoma V6 has a tow cap of 3500lbs. There is no way that trailer comes in under 3500lbs with a Miata inside. Your insurance company won't be kind if you get into an accident.
Reply
0
0
03-01-2018, 04:31 PM
#1037
Do you have any kind of sway control/weight dist. hitch? The F250 rental that I had recently was so tall that I couldn't use my Equalizer hitch without significant readjustment, so I just pulled my 8.5x20 enclosed with a standard hitch for the one trip that I was doing with the rental. It was sketchy as hell. My single cab short bed 2wd Ram with the Equalizer hitch was MUCH more stable than the massive F250 with a standard hitch.
I wouldn't hesitate one bit to pull that trailer with that Tacoma but I would definitely spend the money on an Equalizer. Even if you don't need the WD aspect, the additional stability while passing and getting passed by semis makes it worth the money.
I wouldn't hesitate one bit to pull that trailer with that Tacoma but I would definitely spend the money on an Equalizer. Even if you don't need the WD aspect, the additional stability while passing and getting passed by semis makes it worth the money.
Reply
0
0
03-01-2018, 06:07 PM
#1039
Elite Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Posts: 5,165
Total Cats: 855
Do you have any kind of sway control/weight dist. hitch? The F250 rental that I had recently was so tall that I couldn't use my Equalizer hitch without significant readjustment, so I just pulled my 8.5x20 enclosed with a standard hitch for the one trip that I was doing with the rental. It was sketchy as hell. My single cab short bed 2wd Ram with the Equalizer hitch was MUCH more stable than the massive F250 with a standard hitch.
--Ian
Reply
0
0
