Spacers and towing

[CruiserDog]

I have recently purchased a 2006 lx470 as a daily driver and a tow vehicle. I searched the threads and haven't really seen a post about this specifically.

First question is if you can still tow the maximum capacity with wheel spacers?

Second question is it wise to tow 6500lbs with a truck that has 140,000 miles on it?

 

[Matserelli]

Yes, if they are quality spacers you should be fine.

Sure, why not? Its not the mileage so much (these things are durable), its the weight that matters. Which is a lot of weight for that engine. She will drive like a dog, and be very thirsty. I personally wouldn't drive long distance with that much weight. If your just moving stuff around town, your good, just take it easy. On the other hand some members tow large travel trailers with their 100 successfully. FYI the 200 series tows sooo much better than the 100.

 

[Sandroad]

I don't know about the spacer question, but I can offer the opinion that's it not wise to regularly tow 6500 lbs with an '06. While it may be officially at the tow capacity, it's too much for that vehicle to tow safely. If you purchased the '06 as a tow vehicle for 6500 lbs, I think you're asking for trouble. It would not be any fun to control that much weight, emergency handling would be non-existent, it would take forever to accelerate and brake, and there would be lots of extra wear on the LX. Fine for short haul/local low-speed work once in a while, but you may want to keep off the highways. There are many better choices for tow vehicle for 6500 lbs.

 

[CruiserDog]

Yes, if they are quality spacers you should be fine.

Sure, why not? Its not the mileage so much (these things are durable), its the weight that matters. Which is a lot of weight for that engine. She will drive like a dog, and be very thirsty. I personally wouldn't drive long distance with that much weight. If your just moving stuff around town, your good, just take it easy. On the other hand some members tow large travel trailers with their 100 successfully. FYI the 200 series tows sooo much better than the 100.

thats good to know I'll probably get some spacers.
I Have towed my crawler to the mountains once so far. she pulled it like a freight train, maybe not 75mph up like my buddies cummins, but she doesn't dip below 55 on 10% grades.

 

[CruiserDog]

I don't know about the spacer question, but I can offer the opinion that's it not wise to regularly tow 6500 lbs with an '06. While it may be officially at the tow capacity, it's too much for that vehicle to tow safely. If you purchased the '06 as a tow vehicle for 6500 lbs, I think you're asking for trouble. It would not be any fun to control that much weight, emergency handling would be non-existent, it would take forever to accelerate and brake, and there would be lots of extra wear on the LX. Fine for short haul/local low-speed work once in a while, but you may want to keep off the highways. There are many better choices for tow vehicle for 6500 lbs.

it seems to tow fine pulling a trailer loaded with a jeep crawler, I have bosch pads and rotors which help it stop a lot better and 275hp/332TQ seems to be enough to move the weight (definitely not at a sports car acceleration) my dad as a kid had asuburban with 250hp and we towed a 10k+lbs fishing boat safely and it was pretty common thing to do so. maybe I'm just acumen sketchy stuff.
I actually was more directing the question to see if 140,000 miles on the truck is to much to tow with.

 

[Sandroad]

it seems to tow fine pulling a trailer loaded with a jeep crawler, I have bosch pads and rotors which help it stop a lot better and 275hp/332TQ seems to be enough to move the weight (definitely not at a sports car acceleration) my dad as a kid had asuburban with 250hp and we towed a 10k+lbs fishing boat safely and it was pretty common thing to do so. maybe I'm just acumen sketchy stuff.
I actually was more directing the question to see if 140,000 miles on the truck is to much to tow with.

In that case, no, 140,000 is not too much. At that mileage, you're just ready to change the break-in oil out of the engine.