Towing with LT

Looking for experiences towing with full LT. I know MonkeyProof tows his rock crawler with a nearly identical set up to what I have now, but I plan on going SUA (Defined) as soon as I get back.

Looking at buying a small toy hauler (~18 feet, ~5,200 pounds loaded weight)

The solution I've come up with for the SUA is to use Firestone Riderite air bags, but to mount them to a plate, welded to a tube, that can slip into my bumpstop cans. That way I can take ten minutes to swap out the bumpstops for the airbags, tow the trailer to my destination, unhook, swap in the bumpstops again, and go have fun. And obviously will have trailer brake controller as well.

I also realize I will need to regear if I want my transmission to live very long, especially when I go to 35's.

Any experience / advice welcome

 

A weight distributing hitch will be a must especially if you go SUA. Will help with keeping everything level and helps prevent sway!!!! I use one.

http://www.etrailer.com/dept-pg-Weight_Distribution.aspx

 

How much does your crawler weigh? How much does it push the truck around?

I by no means plan to haul ass with the trailer, I just want to be able to tow it without white knuckling the whole way there.

 

I have no idea what it wieghs..the power is there to tow..4.56 gears and 35's handle it just fine. But braking sucks ass even with decent trailer brakes and controller. I watch my distance and dread the day I have to panick brake again

 

How's the sway and the cornering? I towed a ~3,000 pound box trailer a lot of miles with an F150; but that was a full size stock truck and a two thousand pound lighter trailer.

 

Sway and cornering is fine . But in high wind conditions the sway noticeable and kept me aware instead of relaxing and going with the flow if you know what I mean . But I would imagine that would be for just about any tow rig