that’s a good idea... what about when towing bikes too? What do you do then, I think I noticed you tow bikes as well if I remember right
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that’s a good idea... what about when towing bikes too? What do you do then, I think I noticed you tow bikes as well if I remember right
Yes I usually put bikes on the hitch on a north shore rack. When we do our fall hunt way up north put the bikes in the camper while traveling since the road is dirt. I can get all 4 enduro rigs easily inside. Some other times if I use the cargo tray I have Yakama bike trays so I can put them on the roof although I’m doing that less and less since getting them on and off the roof sucks.
Test drive pulling the trailer today. I hooked it up previously when installing the new WD hitch.. but didn’t go anywhere. I posted earlier about measurements and that it seemed this would work with the stock suspension.
I used to tow this same trailer with my 2005 100 all over. It did have OME me rear springs. I’m guessing the tongue weight is at least 800lbs. Maybe more. Just installed ARB drawers in the new HE and loaded them up with my normal things plus some recovery gear.. so I have some typical weight in the cruiser and now needed to see if the stock suspension would work pulling the trailer. It does! In fact really well. Almost dreamy.. Started out adjusting the new Redarc brake.. very nice with smooth braking. Kind of builds up to the braking force you set. No jerking around. Even pushing the button without cruiser brakes applied is real smooth. I like it. I think the stock cruiser will handle the trailer fine without air bags. Sitting pretty level. I drove almost an hour trying twisty roads.. braking hard.. freeway. Passing semi trucks. Real stable at 75mph. Picked some bumpy country roads too. I think the adaptive cruise will work fine in some situations. The WD hitch seems to be matched well. I wouldn’t hesitate going anywhere. Happy camper!
Big fan of firestone bags. I pull an 8500’ 24’ brick of a car hauler with my tundra. Preceded by a Ram 2500. The tundra is superior in every way except for rear springs - they just aren’t very stiff and was on the bump rubbers constantly before I installed the firestone bags. With the bags at 45psi, it tows better than my 3/4 ton dodge and isn’t the awful pos that thing was to live with otherwise
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Your post made my day! I was wondering how heavy one could really go on stock suspension and how the ride would be. Yeah, I know what the numbers are but I've never towed with my 200 so a real-life write-up in this weight range is what I was looking for. Oh I'd happily upgrade the suspension (airbags, springs, shocks) but just didn't know at what point I would have to. I'm a fan of Outdoors RV trailers (at least on paper!) and have been eyeing an Outdoors RV 21RD with a dry weight of 5285. It might be a little heavier with some factory add-ons like a 2nd solar panel. Based on your write-up it looks like I could tow it, with a proper WD hitch of course.
Read through this thread and you’ll see I have a 2016 ORV 22BHS. On our 6th summer with it, Great TT, we had an airstream before this one and completely satisfied with the ORV, can’t say enough good things about it. 75k miles on our 2013 LX and ~40k of those miles were towing our camper.
I strongly recommend you use the tralier GVWR and not the dry weight for making any final decisions about what and how you tow.
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Thanks to both of you for the replies!
I did see your post and it was of great interest. I think the only upgrade you made was to the tires am I correct on that? I will likely do the same. The struggle now is deciding between 4 season vs off road capability. These trailers look pretty rugged though. My wife and I both hunt so the cold weather features of a 4 season trailer will probably rule.
I did see your post and it was of great interest. I think the only upgrade you made was to the tires am I correct on that? I will likely do the same. The struggle now is deciding between 4 season vs off road capability. These trailers look pretty rugged though. My wife and I both hunt so the cold weather features of a 4 season trailer will probably rule.
Understood - the GVWR is 7250. These trailers have an absolutely huge water capacity. We plan to tow as dry as possible and "tank up" when we get to our destination. Plus, you can dump left over fresh water before heading out. Our previous trailer also had an outdoor shower and a LOT of fresh water was used up that way LOL!
Just LT tires, brake controller and WD with our 13 LX. I run AT tires in the summer (Hakka’s in the winter) but only because off road and need them, if didn’t off road would probably run Michelin defender LTX or something similar. We’ve used our ORV down to ~10F, use it often in the 20’s F early October, Caribou hunting.
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Today I picked up the Lance 2185 we ordered a few weeks ago and towed it 90 miles home. Couldn’t be happier with the LC. Plenty of power. Stable. Zero sway, and it’ll get better when I get the WD hitch dialed in. I did most of the usual tow prep, plus a little. Upgraded rotors and pads (DBA). Redarc towpro Elite. Firestone airbags. I also added a cold air intake and ran 91 octane, and I swear it made a difference. Gibson exhaust is ordered but delayed. I had to eyeball the equalizer setup at Richards, (Lancaster CA Lance dealer) but I pulled into a scale on the way home and it was close enough for a quick trip. Rear axles was at max AWR. I’ll dial it in some more now that it’s home. Kids are stoked. I have TD 45mm adjustable and ran them on 7. Averaged 8.1 mpg for the trip.
Not much to pull but does the job.
Go back to the stock intake. It is a CAI......
Remove the hydrocarbon filter while you’re in there and call it done. Volant, TRD, K&N, AFE, are all just noise makers in Toyota trucks.
But it doesn’t sound awesome like this one, lol.
Which one did you go with? All it did was pull air from the engine bay - right?
So it’s technically a hot air intake seeing as engine bay temps can push 175F in stop and go traffic.
Ha, no. AFE momentum GT. It pulls from the same place as the stock intake and from an additional scoop that runs up to the lip of the hood. Don’t knock it ‘til you try it. Really let’s the 5.7 rumble (at least) and coupled with the Gibson, people tend to really notice a difference.
Very nice set up. Enjoy!
You should start a thread to review the intake. I can't recall a good intake thread on this forum.
I’ve been towing a 21 foot boat for the two years that I’ve owned my 2016 LC. I’ve been really pleased with how it tows compared to other SUV’s I’ve towed with. Pic is fully loaded boat and truck for a week in Boca Grande, FL, before adding air to the Firestone airbags to level it. And a pic of my son landing a @110lb tarpon on the trip
