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Upgrade question for towing.

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Mountaineerfan, Sep 7, 2015.

  1. Sep 7, 2015 at 10:56 AM
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    Mountaineerfan

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    Which would be the better upgrade for towing a travel trailer 5800 lb with electric brakes.
    A. Ride rights or B. Upgrade brakes? They both are close to the same price range so what do you guys think.
     
  2. Sep 7, 2015 at 11:56 AM
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    If you have brakes on trailer. Buy the ride right. Or a anti sway setup. I use the tenonsha P3 #90195 it's a awesome brake controller. Amazon has it 144.00 blows the dial ones away. You can control the amps to the brakes . I use it on my trucks. Love it .
     
  3. Sep 7, 2015 at 12:58 PM
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    I've got the tekonsha and anti sway Hitch and bars.
     
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    aires 3D mats, scan gauge II, rear differential breather relocation, and bakflip G2 bed cover.
    Get the p3, equalizer hitch, and a 11"X11" stacked plate transmission cooler to replace the factory one.
     
  5. Sep 7, 2015 at 1:21 PM
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    A stacked plate cooler might be a nice upgrade. Any particular brand?
    My tekonsha is the p3 a great little controller.
     
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    I had the trailer before the truck. I've looked at going smaller just not in the cards right now. It towed great with a grand Cherokee rated at 7k. I weighed it at the scale and it was just over 10k combined. Which I always do before towing to a destination. The GC had the air bag factory setup which played into its tow rating. The biggest difference was it had a hemi.
     
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