Thread: Tacoma Weight Distributing Hitch?
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Old 03-10-2009, 02:49 AM
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Default Tacoma Weight Distributing Hitch?
So, I bought a small (16') travel trailer, it weighs 2000lbs and I don't expect much trouble with my 06 Dcab Taco. But, back when I bought it, the web-site advertised the tow package as having a 6500lb towing capacity, and included a weight-distributing hitch.

Now that I am actually looking at whether I need a WD hitch, it got me wondering... is the hitch on the Tacoma really a WD hitch? What would make it so? All of the WD hitches I have seen involve some type of spring bar between the trailer and the WD hitch... Is there something with the way the factory Tacoma hitch is mounted to the frame that gives it WD?

For purely safety reasons, I want to know if adding a 'cheap' single bar Reese would really do anything, or if I should look at a more complicated link-type (propride or hensley). Does anyone make a simple link-type hitch without WD? I don't think the weight is going to be an issue, but the sway control features are interesting...
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