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Toyota 4runner pulling trailer. Especially when our first trip involved over 10000 miles cross country through mountains and flatlands through desert heat as well as 6 of snow. I use a blue ox weight distribution sway control system and have not had any problems. Can a 4runner tow a camper trailer.
If this helps ive been towing a coachmen 21tqx at3600 dry weight for 8 yesars with a 2011 toyota 4runner v6 17 wheels. My question is would it be wise to switch to 0 30 m1 is the towing seasonhot months. Your toyota highlander has a listed towing capacity of 3500 lbs.
Sr5 premium 42 premium 40l v6 5 speed automatic trd off road 44 40l v6 5 speed automatic. The 6 bannger in the 4runner really winds up when towing especially in the mountains and temps run in the 90s to 100 in the summer months. 4runners with v6 engines can haul small camper trailers such as airstreams.
4runners with v8 engines have no problem towing most fifth wheels and comparable trailers. Towing our travel trailer with a 6 cylinder toyota 4 runner apparently isnt conventional rv wisdom. The toyota 4runners 5000 lb towing capacity will help get both you and your equipment where you want to go.
A quick call to toyota confirmed that our 4 runner with the factory tow package could tow a maximum of 5000 pounds despite the fact that trailerlife magazines towing guide specified 6000 plus pounds misinformation that seems to have been corrected for later year 4 runners. Im towing with a 2016 4runner trail premium with bilstein shocks 3 lift and wrangler duratracs 28565r18. That is a starting point from which you can determine what travel trailers can safely be towed by a highlander hybrid or any vehicle rated to tow 3500 lbs.
Its always a good idea to find out a trailers dry weight first which is its weight without any gear inside.