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  1. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Those steps should help a lot. Along with upping the damping to better control body motions. There's been a general theme even outside of towing where coilovers seem to break in or weaken after ~20k, allowing for more body motions. Where front and rear toe steer becomes more symptomatic. I...
  2. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    It's not exactly clear that heavier springs are going to solve your issues. There's multiple contributors to your symptoms and in combination, it's creating the drivability issues. Part of the challenge with lifts is that they put the suspension geometry outside of optimal where toe steer is...
  3. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Gotcha. I don't know that I've ever heard any firsthand data from 2016+ model year owners and you're the first. Perhaps with the different transmission and updates, that the running parameters are just different. It still looks like later model years have a giant tranny cooler unlike the...
  4. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    What's your current mods and what tire size are you running? Might be worth putting in your sig? 250F does seem high but that might be true given the data your seeing. Question is why? IIRC, you might be running some big tires on factory gearing? This would appear to the ECUs as high load...
  5. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Yes, the logic is triggering off of max torque converter temps. Which makes sense as the converter is ultimately drawing from the pan and T/C temps will only get hotter from there. I think max pan temps I've seen are in the 245 range after really really long pulls in summer. The torque...
  6. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Nice, show us more of the VFTuner. I assume you were able to unlock the ECU while also getting access to the tables. To your point, it's a series of tables and logic steps, and I've seen them in action. Fortunately, except for the 302F ATF warning which is honestly commendable given the...
  7. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Do you have a tool to tune that? I'm not sure I would characterize any of this as an issue. It's normal for it to lock and unlock as it sees fit. Unlock is a tool to smooth out power delivery. It also works as a virtual gear between gears for more mechanical advantage. That the tranny...
  8. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    I have an Airstream 27FB that is 28'. Which is about what most 23' trailers are in length as AS always measures ball to bumper. My trailer has a GVWR of 7,600. Here's an example of how this play out. Even with my 7.6k GVWR trailer, the trailer is over that and I don't feel like I carry the...
  9. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    To your question, yes, I think this will be asking too much. The thing with trailer specs is they are never accurate because they are always outfitted and never exists as a bare trailer. GVWR is a more useful realistic in use weight, and that's a big number. While it may pull the trailer and...
  10. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    An interesting thing highlighted recently by @radman is how tranny temps remain lower in Normal mode instead of ETC PWR. It would be interesting to understand if this could eek out more MPGs under towing. I almost exclusively use ETC PWR when towing and haven't really compared. The lower...
  11. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Nice laptop you got there! I don't know what generation of P1 or the specific config and seems like there's some variation to success depending on if you have a dGPU. But there is also some higher end 12V USB-C PD charger that may get you there. A cursory search...
  12. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Gotcha, makes sense. There are some other opportunities if efficiency is the goal. Using 12V natively (sorta) using USB-C would be more efficient than an inverter. 170W would be sporty but unless you're hardcore computing or gaming all day, USB-C should easily keep up. I'd encourage you to...
  13. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    In general, I don't like duplicating components for the same use cases unless there were a significant driving reason. I don't know what the standby draw of the 3k inverter is relative to a 700W? Is it enough to warrant another inverter? Maybe could make-up the difference charging your...
  14. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Well said. Those are my sentiments. Everything has a usable lifespan. LiFePO4s are great for their superior longevity and robustness, great for a set and forget setup.
  15. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Touched on everything I wanted to. Simple is better here. KISS. If I had a lighter trailer, the Anderson is way up high on my list as it's just so simple. The Equalizer is super simple too as the tongue jack does all the hard work to tension the WD bars. Just have to jack it high, throw the...
  16. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Interesting. Hadn't seen that one before. So in place of long mechanical spring bars and perches, they replace it with a hydraulic jacking cylinder and short spring bars. Fundamentally they all do the same job. It's certainly a more sophisticated and expensive of a solution. Probably...
  17. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Yes, great to have. Sometimes there's just some unexpected grade or uneven ground that makes the first step way up there. I find having a step for the LX to be handy too. Even as AHC brings things lower, that same uneven ground is ever present
  18. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Interesting. Similar to my setup as Airstreams utilize Dexter Torsion axles too for better independent suspension, damping, and yes they are pretty low stock. I was able to source Dexter 2 5/8" lift blocks. Likewise upsized to a 235/75R15 tire. Your relative height to mine looks to be where...
  19. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Ayup. Likewise, my trailer is lifted with upsized tires. You'll need a bigger drop hitch if you intend to lift or fit larger tires. I second @2021 LC200 recommendation to shorten the shank if you find that you want it to tow even better. I cut 2" off mine and drilled a new hole. It didn't...
  20. TeCKis300

    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    I won't tell you what to do with your rig. For me, she'll tow every bit that she's rated for ('09 rating) and then some. All my mods should have made for a worse towing vehicle and she still does better than great. I have a family friend that was so impressed, he went and bought an identical...
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