If you are referring to the new Toyota Tundra, it was designed and built in the US and
is like a Ford/Chevy/Dodge- Full ladder frame. If it is a T-100 with a V6, I'm not
sure, plus the V6 may be a bit light. I had troubles with an early 6 cylinder Toyota
Land Cruiser towing so be cautious.
Randy Unter
'66 Overlander
Mike Conner wrote:
> Thanks Phil-
> I believe I have a full ladder frame but I'll double check it. If I have a full
>frame then unless I hear something new I'm going to put on the weight distributing
>hitch. The people at Toyota are clueless about their recommendation and one Toyota
>mechanic instructed me to go for it...
>
> Mike Conner
> Wildlife Resource Specialist
> City of Davis
> (530)757-5686
>
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/28/00 08:33AM >>>
> Mike Conner,
> I haven't looked under a late model Toyota truck so I not sure if it has a
> full length ladder frame. If it does, I have no idea what their reason is.
> You can't use this kind of hitch on uni-body cars because there is no frame
> connecting the rear of the car to the front.
>
> Phil Piper
> 30 years of machinery engineering
> 1966 Overlander International
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> Phil-
> Any idea why Toyota would recommend against using a weight distributing
> hitch? Has anyone done this despite the manufacturer's rec. and if so what
> happened? I want to put a weight distributing hitch on my Toyota full
> sized truck. Thanks-
>
> Mike Conner
> Wildlife Resource Specialist
> City of Davis
> (530)757-5686
>
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/28/00 04:19AM >>>
> Equilizer (weight distributing) hitches DO NOT lever against the rear
> suspension.
> If you look at the lever involved it is pulling the rear of the car UP. The
> lever is connected to the rear frame through the hitch and extends past the
> ball toward the trailer where it is lifted by a connection to the trailer
> tongue thus lifting both the trailer tongue and the rear suspension by
> putting down force on the front of the car and the trailer wheels.
>
> Phil Piper
> 30 years of machinery engineering
> 1966 Overlander International
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> In a message dated 07/27/2000 2:13:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> >From your remark, then, the suspension travel range on a SUV is the reason
> for recommending no weight distributing hitch?
> Huff
>
> This is why I believe they recommend against it. Land Rover and I think
> Land Cruiser too have extremely heavy ladder frames, so that shouldn't be
> the problem. But if you use a weight distributing hitch, it typically
> levers against the back suspension to compress the front suspension.
> However, levering against long-travel coil springs in the rear, I believe,
> would compress them too much as the "default" position.
>
> John
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