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Re: Tow capacity -
05-17-2007
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On May 17, 11:07 am, "bearman" <n... (AT) home (DOT) com> wrote: "mudmonkey" <MatandLa... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1179419594.867495.47690 (AT) n59g2000hsh (DOT) googlegroups.com... On May 17, 1:34 am, "Scotty" <scot... (AT) warmmail (DOT) com> wrote: "mudmonkey" <MatandLa... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1179280006.875687.48160 (AT) y80g2000hsf (DOT) googlegroups.com...>Ijust got a 1990 4Runner would like to put a hitch on it and want to know how much it can tow safely. It has the 6cyl motor, manual tranny, and 4:55's in the diffs. thank you in advance 1200kgs braked trailer. 750Kg unbraked trailer, Dunno what that is in pounds though sorry. that turns into 1600 and 3300 Lbs perspectivley. ty. Huh? -- Bearman Occasionally proud but always happy to be an American. sorry about the typo, im a night person awake during thed ay |
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| Not just the typo, the arithmetic. 2.2 pounds per kilogram. 2640 lbs and |
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According to cars.com all V-6 4Runners had a maximum trailer weight of 5,000 lbs. Are you sure you have 4:55 gears? For the V-6, either 3.91 or 4.10 was standard depending upon model. 4.10 and 4.30 were optional on V-6 models. Ed |
5000 lbs. These are weights from the manual.
Ron
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I just got a 1990 4Runner would like to put a hitch on it and want to know how much it can tow safely. It has the 6cyl motor, manual tranny, and 4:55's in the diffs. thank you in advance |
But there is no way in the world my 4Runner has (or every had) the
power to pull that kind of load on anything but a local non-highway
trip. I have and pull around a boat/trailer that weighs right at
2,000 and add to that a backend full of stuff and well my 3.0L 150 HP
motor is breathing really hard.
I just got back from a 1,800 mile trip two weeks ago. Half of that
drive was pulling a 1,300 lbs camper with about 500 lbs of gear.
Going 60 on the flat was a moderately hard push... went down to 8 mpg
at that load and speed. Going over 60 mph on the flat was a full
throttle foot-in-floor task. A main observation for me was that I
could not really overcome the wind factor of the camper with just 150
hp unless had a down hill or tailwind. Pulling something with a really
low wind profile would be a different matter.
And what about stopping with 3,500 lbs of extra weight behind? That
has got to be at least 75% of your GVW. Stopping length will be
double... and if you need a panic stop... well it might be safer to
jump out of the window.
In my opinion with experience pulling 2,000lbs boat/trailer.... or
unless you plan on not going over 50 mph or stick with comparatively
local trips... I would recommend you not get anywhere close to the max
of your towing capacity.
Dave-in-Denver
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On May 15, 7:46 pm, mudmonkey <MatandLa... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: I just got a 1990 4Runner would like to put a hitch on it and want to know how much it can tow safely. It has the 6cyl motor, manual tranny, and 4:55's in the diffs. thank you in advance My guide says 3,500lbs ('93 3L SR5 Auto). But there is no way in the world my 4Runner has (or every had) the power to pull that kind of load on anything but a local non-highway trip. I have and pull around a boat/trailer that weighs right at 2,000 and add to that a backend full of stuff and well my 3.0L 150 HP motor is breathing really hard. I just got back from a 1,800 mile trip two weeks ago. Half of that drive was pulling a 1,300 lbs camper with about 500 lbs of gear. Going 60 on the flat was a moderately hard push... went down to 8 mpg at that load and speed. Going over 60 mph on the flat was a full throttle foot-in-floor task. A main observation for me was that I could not really overcome the wind factor of the camper with just 150 hp unless had a down hill or tailwind. Pulling something with a really low wind profile would be a different matter. And what about stopping with 3,500 lbs of extra weight behind? That has got to be at least 75% of your GVW. Stopping length will be double... and if you need a panic stop... well it might be safer to jump out of the window. In my opinion with experience pulling 2,000lbs boat/trailer.... or unless you plan on not going over 50 mph or stick with comparatively local trips... I would recommend you not get anywhere close to the max of your towing capacity. Dave-in-Denver |
trailer brakes. I appreciate all the responces. I know my mileage
will drop when pulling and my prefered camper would be a pop up ( less
wind resistance ). thank you for all your imputs.
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