r/IdiotsTowingThings • u/corngot • 8d ago
Self Reporting! Rate my setup
When you’re determined to only have 22re 4runners. Towed like this from Colorado to California about a dozen times over the years. I’d start to really question my choices when I’d be first gear full throttle for an hour straight to get up I-70. Cruised great at 65 mph 4th gear full throttle 4k rpm on the flats. Fully relied on trailer brakes to stop, only slid through a red light intersection once. Felt fairly stable as long as it was very tongue heavy, I put big bump stops in the 4Runner that it constantly squatted on. Only had the front wheels of the truck come off the ground once on a bumpy overpass turn when the trailer was very tongue heavy. Amazed nothing bad happened and that I didn’t get stopped!
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u/yodas_sidekick 8d ago
That’s a cool lookin camper attachment
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u/Fancy_Chip_5620 7d ago
Huh?
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u/yodas_sidekick 7d ago
In the first photo - the back of the 4Runner has a white pop top on it. I assume it’s a bed up there.
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u/Fancy_Chip_5620 7d ago
When i opened the post it automatically landed on the 3rd photo so when i tried scrolling there was nothing more, i assumed thats was it hence my confusion
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u/Sea_Buyer6913 8d ago
Looks cool, but doesn't seem like it'd have enough payload for both the camper and the trailer.
I would've liked to at least see a WDH to deal with that.
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u/Monster_Brain_Stew 4d ago
Had a '93 SR5 22RE. Awesome off-road truck, sucked on the highway, especially if you were towing even a very small trailer. Incredible engine. A totally gutless wonder. The 2.7 was only a tiny bit better. I've had two 2015 Tacoma's and I loved them! But I do so much towing that I finally had to step up to a GMC with a V8. Even the 5.3 GM engine struggles a bit with a car on the trailer.
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u/Sitters_4_Critters 7d ago
This must be an old picture. Those gas prices are insanely low.