Hello all. I have a 01 Tundra SR5 Access Cab w/4.7L. Bought it new, never had any problems--GREAT truck. Truck was a demo, came with hitch (7500#), and I THINK tow package (still checking on that).
I've towed a U-haul car hauler about 300mi without any problems in the past. Now I'm taking the car--'68 Mercury Cougar--to a buddy's house in AZ to finish it. About 1500mi one-way. I'm hoping to find a wood-deck open center trailer for less weight. Anybody have any long-distance towing advice with this truck? Won't be carrying much in the truck/bed at all--99% will be on trailer/in car.
Thanks, looking forward to spending time on here and getting more info on keeping the truck going...John
1st: Buy a good brake controller if you don't already have one. Prodigy is highly regarded and runs about $99 off the internet. 2nd: Weight Distributing hitch so that all the weight is not sitting on the ball of your Tundra and you're not dragging a$$. 3rd: Turn off overdrive while towing. 4th: Don't tow over 60mph for the "best" gas mileage. 5th: Relax and enjoy the drive!
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My daily driver - 2008 Vios 'S' sedan. Tinted windows in the rear, TRD anti-sway bar for the rear, 17" rims - Samurai SC02 Hyper Black. TRD lowering springs. Megan Racing header.
My favorite ride - a 2001 SR5 4x4. With - RCD 6" lift, JBA Titanium coated headers, JBA y-pipe, Unichip PnP, ARB rd-129 air locker (rear), Camburg UCA's, custom front Sway-A-Way coilovers, custom Sway-A-Way's with remote reservoirs and billet mounts for the hind-quarters, PolyPerformance limit straps with adjustable clevis's, Stubbs Welding rock sliders and custom front skid plate, 315/75/16 Toyo Open Country M/T's, on all 4 corners wrapped around 16x8 MB Motoring Blitz rims, cryo'd 4.88's set up by Inchworm Gear, Trenz billet grill upper, T-Rex billet grill lower, on board VI-AIR aircompressor and 3 gallon air tank, AutoMeter A-pillar pod with trans temp gauge (sending unit in the tranny pan), Long Tru-Cool LPD tranny cooler, 10" Flex-a-Lite tranny cooler fan w/thermostat, TRD billet oil filler cap, TRD air filter, TRD dual exhaust, and TRD add-a-leaf rear springs. Superlift TruSpeed Speedo Recalibrator. Warn Trans4mer system with a 9.5ti winch running Amsteel Blue winch line. Budbuilt traction bar. Staun tyre deflators. Spitz Lift portable crane. Marlin Crawler 1.5" wheel spacers. Our home away from home, 2004 Outback 26RS travel trailer with 15" MB Motoring Blitz rims to match the Tundra.
If you are going I-10 to southern AZ be aware there are some fairly steep grades east of El Paso and again just east of Benson, AZ. If you go north on I-40 get construction info. Last time I drove it was tore up off and on for about a 100 mile stretch around the Texas/New Mexico border. Also Texas, New Mexico and Arizona can get scary windy, I would not dream of towing there without a sway control. Last month I towed from El Paso to Midland with a 35 mph headwind the entire way. No fun at all until I found a big rig going 60, set my cruise control and drafted behind him for over a hundred miles.
Thanks for the responses...looks like I have a little studying to do before embarking on this adventure..
I belong to a similar site for the '68 Cougar...looking forward to coming here and maybe treating the "Old Daily" to some upgrades....
I'll get some pics this weekend of it's current state--and HOPEFULLY if this tow goes OK some pics next month of it completed!!!! Can't pass it up-buddy in AZ has a place for me to stay, and is going to teach me motor rebuild, body work/paint, new interior--all for cost of materials!!! THAT'S the reason I'm willing to tow 1500mi!!
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