Tacoma Towing Limits, school me

Say I wanted to tow a car on a trailer (flatbed, not dolly type), max car weight 3900 lbs. Yes, I know a full sized something would be more adept at this, but that's not what I have I don't plan on towing it in the mountains or on any significant grades. Am I asking for a yardsale/worse? Mine has the tow package if that makes a difference......


And go!!

 

Look in your manual. It changes per model.

 

You have a '15. Surely you didn't lose the owners manual already?

 

Your towing capacity should be 4500 lbs if my memory serves me right. Was your tow package from the factory or was it installed by you?

 

Bed size makes a difference.

 

You would binoculars to read that

 

6300lbs LB 6400 SB both with tow package 4x4 DC

 

Thank Bill lol

 

Factory tow package..

I'll work on digging up the manual. Manual's aren't my strong point

Was hoping for a more definitive, "You are a damn fool!!", OR "For sure that will work, brah... Taco's are beasts!!"

 

2wd is 3400-3500 lbs so you would be a fool if that's what you have. Not sure why the capicity is so low. Full size 2wd trucks usually tow more than 4x4 with tow package. Unless tow package isn't available on those models

 

The uber little pic seems to say 6400.

For example (and I have not picked a trailer yet) Uhaul has this formula for renting one of their flatbed vehicle trailers:

"Must weigh at least 3,500 lbs. (curb weight), and must equal or exceed 80% of the combined weight of the trailer (2,210 lbs.) and the vehicle being towed (up to 5,290 lbs.)."

GVWR on my door sticker says 5500lb. Assuming a 4000lb car, + their trailer weight of 2210 would put me right about at both the spec'd factory limit and a little under the uhaul formula.

Mine is a double cab, short bed, V6, 4x4....

hmm....

 

With TRD factory tow package? That doesn't sound right, even with 2wd, but I don't have my manual in front of me so I can't confirm

 

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Here's the 2015 brochure

http://www.toyota.com/content/ebrochure/2015/tacoma_ebrochure.pdf

 

Toyota doesn't list the specs for 4x2 with the v6 not sure why

 

It does for Prerunner, but yea not for Regular 4x2 it looks like

Edit: looks like it does

 

Seems the towing package isn't an option for the 4x2 send gens

 

I thought prerunner is a 4x2?

 

It is, but with 4x4 stock suspension

I actually do see regular 4x2 specs on that PDF, after second glance