Suspension for towing 19 foot boat

What is a good suspension setup for towing my 19 foot ranger rt198 aluminum boat. Total weight of boat and trailers is around 3000lbs.

 

Aluminum boat, you're all set soon as you get a 2013 taco w/V6. Enjoy

 

Yeah, boats are typically quite tongue light, especially aluminum fishing boats. Now if we were discussing a camper trailer, we'd have some talking to do.

 

I will be towing a ~3000lbs camping trailer this spring/summer. What is this talking you speak of?

 

with a boat most of the weight is behind the axle. rv most the weight is in front of the axle. atleast in most cases.

 

hehe i know i've been towing it for 2 years. But my shocks are starting to squeak. my truck has 82000 miles now with original suspension. was wondering what shocks should i change to that are close to stock. I wanted to upgrade the leaf springs also

 

I understand that the tongue weight of a camper will be greater in a travel trailer. I haven't checked my tongue weight since i first bought it. At the time it was 200lbs. I would assume it's greater since I've been living in it for the last 7 months. My unit is also 19ft long.

I intend to take my sway bar off to get a feel for better articulation but know it's required upfront for safe towing. What would improve safety & overall ride in the back?

Edit: added second paragraph

 

Lots of options but depends on what you're willing to spend. I added a leaf (AAL) and then added RideRite air bags and couldn't be happier. This setup offered me a full range of options from towing to bed load since the pressure can be adjusted to accommodate all types of loads and weight variables. There are other options out there.

 

Don't tell anyone but I've been towing my TT (5,500lbs loaded) without a swaybar for 5 seasons and 5,000ish miles and the truck hasn't tipped over on me yet.

You really shouldn't be pushing the truck to the point where a swaybar comes into play when towing. I wouldn't recommend this with stock suspension though.

 

I was planning to get these shocks
Bilstein Front/Rear 5100 Series Monotube Shocks

 

I tow very heavy boats with no sway bar. I drive cautiously and intelligently whenever my truck tows. It's fine without the sway bar.

 

5500+ boat towed, no sway bar, stock suspension with blocks and spacers - no problem except for the brakes before I changed them.

I hope you upgraded your brakes because that was scary...

 

anyone know any good leaf springs that don't squeak

 

Here's my 2 cents based on over 30 years of towing just about everything with various trucks. Correct springs are more important than shocks because they carry the load. OEM Tacoma leaf springs are pretty weak, but a 3,000 pound boat won't have enough tongue weight to cause huge problems there. You might want to add something like a set of Timbrens which act as a progressive bump stop. I have them in my Tacoma and tow my 4,000 pound boat with no problems. (And I've towed significantly more with no issues.)

Shocks dampen movement of the suspension. If your springs are wimpy, no amount of dampening is going to raise the rear end back up. You do need a decent set of heavy duty shocks, but they need to work with a decent set of springs.

 

Just TRD pads with factory rotors. Trailer brakes get the job done.

 

you mean coil springs? whats a good set of coil springs to go with the 5100 bilstein. I'm still planning to change the leaf

 

would the Timbrens work as good as air bags?

 

Here's a link to what I'm talking about. They work in conjunction with your stock leaf springs. They are not a coil spring.

https://timbren.com/blog/products-page/tortun4l/

 

Air bags are pretty sweet, but they're more expensive, harder to install and overkill for what you're towing.

 

I have timbrens and ive noticed they help when you hit a big ass dip in the road when towing, I have icon leafs too though and they don't sag that much.