increase towing capacity? (1 Viewer)

[Mkstinatx]

Dear forum member, I have a 2000 LX470, 190k, very much all stock. Truck is struggling when towing a 23ft/6k lb boat especially going up hill, It usually tops at ~35mph on 2nd gear while average traffic is around 50 mph going up the hills.
Within ~$2K budget what will be the recommended solution? I am pretty handy can do most of the installations. TRD supercharger is way too expensive, I have seen some 2UZFE turbo kits on ebay for less than $1K but can not find any review on that.

Keep the boat and the LX, buy a used F350 single cab just to tow the boat. If your pulling the boat 10-15 times a summer then leave it parked.

 

[ramangain]

Keep the boat and the LX, buy a used F350 single cab just to tow the boat. If your pulling the boat 10-15 times a summer then leave it parked.

Or, if you get a turn-of-the century F250 diesel, they can be had with a manual transmission too. Keep the skills sharp.

 

[MJK]

Using a 100 to regularly tow >5k is a recipe for frustration. For occasional use, fine. If more often, get something better suited.

You won't even notice 6k behind a diesel 3/4 ton, and IMO the ones to buy are the nicest used 4wd examples you can find PRE-dpf.

 

[AlpineAccess]

I have a friend in the Midwest who lives on a lake and has a boat that I know my LC wouldn't tow. He's lived on that lake 10+ years with that boat and never owned a tow vehicle.

He swings by Home Depot and picks out one of the 4 hour - 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton rentals to take his boat out and put it in on his lake.

When his family and him haul it 'up north' to other lakes he goes to Hertz' truck rental and gets one of the rental fleet trucks. He said you have to let them know in advance, but they'll get you a vehicle with a trailer hitch and put the right protection policy on the truck.