Tow recomandation

I owned a tacoma sr5 2017 and just bought a 14' cargo trailer which weight 2000lbs and it will hold roughly 1000lbs of material on it. So about 3000lbs and will drive it daily. Do you have any recommandation? Isn't too much for the Tacoma or should I add some airlift/ load lift? Or anything else?
Thank you guys

 

The V6 with Tow Package is rated to tow over 6000 pounds so you should be ok at 3000, trailer brakes would be a smart investment. There is a large thread on towing on here so you could do a search for that too.

 

I'm a big fan of transmission coolers. There is plenty of room for them.

 

That’s easily doable, but definitely like trailer brakes on just about any trailer, it’s not just weather the truck’s brakes can stop the load, rather controlling the trailer sway in an emergency situation.

 

Does your cargo trailer have electric brakes? Add a Brake Controller to your Tacoma.

 

Yes I do have a break controller, I forgot to mentioned it.

 

Toyota requires trailer brakes for trailers at 3000lbs and above as stated in the manual. That said, your configuration should be eezy-peezy as a daily tow rig. A ScanGauge or equivalent would be a good idea to monitor transmission temps to watch the trends and possibly determine the need for a cooler.

 

Thank you for the tip. How about the Suspension would it be better to add air suspension kit or it shiuld be good as it is?

 

I think that may depend on how carefully and regularly you load your trailer. Poor loading of 1000lbs (up front) makes for a heavier tongue weight.

 

So far, I replaced the factory rear bumpstops with Sumo Springs....500# if I recall. I'm dragging a new travel trailer that weighs in at just over 4300 lbs and the ass is still a little squatty but I'm also using an Andersen Weight Distribution Hitch to mitigate that issue as required by the manual.

I think the best approach for your proposed lighter trailer would be to load it as expected and hook it up to determine the profile you end up with. If you're too squatty, perhaps new stops, airbags, or maybe an add-a-leaf might be the ticket. Regardless, you need to make sure you keep the weight up on the steering axle for safety. My truck sits with 2900 lbs on the steerer [front] axle. With my travel trailer it runs several hundred pounds lighter than stock until I connect and adjust the WDH. After getting mine configured correctly, a run to the CAT Scales confirmed that I had transferred the excess drive [rear] axle back up to the steerer axle. It's VERY unsafe not to mention illegal to run on the road in an out of spec configuration.

Also, I misspoke on the above 3000 pound trailer brake requirement. It's actually a WDH that Toyota wants to see when at or above 3k.

 

But remember, on the flip side, too much in the rear of the trailer will cause deadly sway. A balanced load over and on either side of the trailer axle yet biased a bit more forward of the axle is a safe configuration that will reduce the possibility of potentially hideous sway. Trailer brakes exclusively applied will help get you out of that poorly configured conundrum if one can react quickly enough...which might not be possible.

 

One more thought. When towing daily, you are indeed very much into the severe driving conditions realm so service the truck more frequently. 5k or every 6 month oil/filter changes...RELIGIOUSLY! Also, drain, measure, and refill the exact amount of tranny fluid at a maximum of 45k. DO NOT FLUSH THE TRANNY.....EVER. Personally, i'm rocking 30k intervals on the tranny and am considering a cooler install but the utility trailer may not generate the heat that my travel trail is going to.

 

Awesome. Thank you fir all the recomandations really appreciate it and will definitely be careful with weight and will get some add on and maintenance also.

 

Which cooler is that? Are they BOTH tranny or is one an Oil Cooler? How was the install and most of all, how tough was the proper balancing of the added trans fluid with these very precise tranny fills we have to maintain?

 

Both coolers are for the transmission. All metal plumbing to very short rubber hose connections at the coolers. I added trans fluid and set the level as per the instructions on the forum. Probably added about a quart. Regards

 

what are those two things on top right?

 

Horns

 

OP another cheap and easy idea- you can buy an OBDII Bluetooth connector and an app for your phone for really cheap, so you can keep an eye on transmission temps, along with a S-load of other things. Again, not necessary, but as cheap and easy as they are to add, I don't see a reason not to, as catching climbing temps before they rise too high can really extend the life of a transmission.

 

Chew is right. I monitored mine and went from 225 degrees to under 150. I have yet to reach 200 even on the mountain hills to my trailer.

 

add some Firestone airbags and also add the Daystar cradles if you still want to offroad. I tow a 21’ Jayco with gear (4200lbs)