Is a Tacoma enough to tow a 2008 XLV

[sleek98]

I tow our Mojo with a 2008 Suburban (5.3L with the 4 speed) and it does ok. Our boat is heavier than yours. If I had to do it over again I would have got the GMC version with the 6.2L in it since I only have the 4 speed. When this motor blows up I will put a 6.0 or 6.2 back in it.

I love the extra room this has over my 2018 Tundra that I had before. The kids have a DVD player to watch, the dogs get the 3rd row and there is still tons of room in the back for our bags.

I dont tow the boat much, usually 400 miles a year, but we do tow a kart racing trailer 2-3x a month. The older 5.3/4 speeds just need an extra gear between 3rd and 4th, as I am usually sitting kinda high rpm wise.

[Guppydriver]

My 20' Tundra has it's lease due in May of next year. Great truck, but I won't be buying it. I will take a peak at the new Tundra assuming it has a decent payload, but the current gen Tundra has an abysmal payload compared to the current half ton competition. I have an 21' MB that probably weighs close to a loaded Mojo, and my Tundra does fine pulling, but not great. I went from SLC to Havasu this summer and coming home I got the tranny overheat warning (current gen has no tranny cooler) and I averaged about 6-7 MPG for trip which can get pricey. If I owned it outright, I'd probably keep it, but since it's lease, I'll either sell/trade in/ or turn in.

If the new Tundra doesn't blow me away, I'll be looking at either a Ford F150 Eco or a 3/4 ton gasser from whichever of the big three offers the best deal.

[2in2out]

Does that Sequoia have the rear air leveling suspension?

You don't "need" it, but if it has it you will never go back to normal towing again. It is so nice that it levels out once the trailer is hooked up.

Until you submerge your compressor. Ask me how I know this…


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[2in2out]

Wife an I have done a 180 now.

How about a Sequoia? 4wd with 5.7L V-8 Engine, with the towing package. That has to be a good option? Google tells me 7400#s. That doesn't seem like a massive upgrade.

Sequoia and Tundra have the same power plant but the Sequoia has more gross vehicle weight, which eats into your gross combined vehicle weight rating. Additionally, Sequoia fuel mileage is less than the Tundra because of this.

I would steer clear of the Toyota’s for anything other than suburban cruising or running the Slick Rock in Moab.


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[HFarr]

My wife just traded her 2018 Expedition Max Platinum 3.5 Ecoboost (the Platinum had the 400 hp and 480 Lb-ft of torque). Only offered in the Platinum model that year. But that thing was very fast and pulled well. Faster than my truck actually. Anyway, I liked it. Roomy powerful, and it got 22+ mpg with no sweat on the hwy. Wish she still had it.

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[Holdmybeer]

Man how long are those ramps that you have to back that far in? The launches we use are steep enough the back tires aren't even in the water.

[2in2out]

Man how long are those ramps that you have to back that far in? The launches we use are steep enough the back tires aren't even in the water.

So, when we bought our first boat, my truck hadn’t been delivered yet. All we had to tow with was our Range Rover.

We were taking our boat for the orientation ride after signing and went to a close local lake that is shallow. The ramp is terribly flat, and the trailer height for the Sanger rode pretty high. As I was backing in I realized I was going to submerge the rear end of the Rover and I set it to max height with the air ride suspension.

I didn’t know it at the time, but Takata had moved the compressor from under the drivers seat to under the spare tire in the back. The compressor was active because of a faulty strut sensor and hydraulic’d because of a bad seal and poorly place intake for the compressor.

The compressor was already faulty and had maintenance bulletins, so was replaced under 50/50 warranty claim.

Lesson learned: know where your compressor is, when it will activate, and don’t submerge it.


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[Holdmybeer]

So, when we bought our first boat, my truck hadn’t been delivered yet. All we had to tow with was our Range Rover.

We were taking our boat for the orientation ride after signing and went to a close local lake that is shallow. The ramp is terribly flat, and the trailer height for the Sanger rode pretty high. As I was backing in I realized I was going to submerge the rear end of the Rover and I set it to max height with the air ride suspension.

I didn’t know it at the time, but Takata had moved the compressor from under the drivers seat to under the spare tire in the back. The compressor was active because of a faulty strut sensor and hydraulic’d because of a bad seal and poorly place intake for the compressor.

The compressor was already faulty and had maintenance bulletins, so was replaced under 50/50 warranty claim.

Lesson learned: know where your compressor is, when it will activate, and don’t submerge it.


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Well all of that makes perfect sense.
Our Yukon XL has the rear air and the compressor is hanging on the frame rail behind the driver's side rear tire. So in your case, I would have had the same issue because it sounds like you had to back pretty far. The only reason I know exactly where it is at is because on our way to vacation (6hr drive towing) I heard it running off & on non-stop at the gas station. Started looking at the truck in detail and noticed it wasn't level. The passenger side bladder had worn a hole in it and rubber had dry rotted. Only the driver's side was working, barely. We made it there and back looking like the Carolina Squatted truck.

$400 later and about 1hr to change both air shocks in the driveway and it is back to towing smooth and level again.

Lesson learned also: Even garage queens can have faulty parts.

[Jason1975]

Steer clear of the Sequioa or tundra until they release something that even competes with todays SUV's and Trucks. I had the Sequoia and although it towed my MC X2 fine, the gas mileage was terrible. I have a Tahoe now to tow my mondo and even with the 5.3 it tows it far better and i get about 12-13 mpg. The toyota also squatted bad anytime i towed just about anything. Hopefully the new truck will be better than what they have now because my sequoia was trouble free for 100k miles but just not a good tow vehicle.