i had a 16' enclosed and it fit, but tying it down was a PIA. if i was only towing the evo the minimum sized enclosed i would get is 20, open 16. an 18 enclosed wouldn't be too bad but the 20' are so much more common they're usually cheaper.


FWIW - i started with a 16, sold to get a 20, then a 28, and now i have a 30. if money wasnt an issue id keep the 30 for snowmobiling and get a 48' gooseneck for car racing

 

You have power to spare, so unless storage/parking the trailer is a huge issue, I'd think getting a bigger trailer would come in handy. 18'-20' seems like a better setup, and you can haul larger cars with no issue if hte need arises.

 

Agree - I just spent the weekend at NasaSE's Toy Run where it was raining all day friday and saturday with temps in the 40's. The 24' enclosed has paid for itself in my mind with just that one weekend. Keeps your tires, tools, wife, dog, etc warm and dry. With 24' and straight cab's up front I have about 3.5 feet between the splitter and the cab doors. I personally wouldn't advise any shorter. It's like the sticker rain tires I've had since 2012, better to have them and not need them......until you need them (extra few feet).

 

the only real constraint on what i get is money, i just cant drop 6-10k on the enclosed setup i would LOVE to have unfortunately.

 

I cruised CraigList for a few weeks looking for a light weight cheap trailer, since I pull with my tacoma I wanted to keep the weight down.

I ended up with a steel open deck 16' with one axel brake. Works good for me. I need to weld on some better tie downs this winter. But I picked it up for under $1300 so I can't be too upset.

 

Will be towing with this once I get my hands on an aluminum trailer.

Been out of the game for years. Finally in a place where I can start to get back into playing with the evo. It certainly helps that its been paid off for a few years.

With the gear I've got in it the towing capacity is 6,500 lbs. Should be enough I think considering the evo has been gutted pretty good.

 

Nice lookin truck. With an open alum ya shouldn't be an issue. Do those come with brake controllers now? Also careful with those type of tires because they don't have the height to absorb the bumps (at max weight ouch) or the option to change to D or E load later.

 

Thanx. It has a trailering package. Have not double checked the tires but they are all factory etc. Should be OK for towing.

 

You should be well under 6,500lbs with an open aluminum. My 18' aluminum tilt with my X on it is right at 5k.

Do you normally have your bed loaded up with tools, or do you have the 4.3?

 

Ypou should be fine towing a Steel trailer. I have a Tacoma towing a steel trailer with a gutted Evo on it. Not the fastes thing in the world but gets the job done.

 

Took this photo on Monday at Summit Point. Got the sub-1000 lb. Trailex trailer last fall on ebay for $3100 My 2500hd is a little anemic with the 6.0L gas engine, so the light trailer is way nicer to tow with than the steel trailers I've used in the past.

 

not evo related but i thought you guys would get a kick out of this:




we got a over-cab deck to haul a third rzr on for out of state races to save from taking 2 trucks. i was nervous but the 450 handled it like a champ!

 

I wanted to share this picture as I am finally towing with a two car trailer to the track.

Specs on the truck
2014 2500HD 6.0 Gas With tow package.

I still find it funny how so many guys overdo it getting Cummins, Duramax and Powerstroke diesels that can tow 20k lbs just so they can tow their little 5500lb trailer to the track. However if I was towing on a weekly basis with an enclosed trailer or had a race team I would get a diesel. For my purposes I have zero regrets.

On the trailer we have a 2015 Mustang Ecoboost weighing in at 3650lbs and an Evo 9 SE weighing in at 3000lbs.

With the trailer I am just under 10000lbs.

I've towed with this setup 3 times at roughly 3-4 hour drives each way without any issues.

Averaging 11mpg+ cruising at 70mph-75mph. Plenty of passing power on tap as well.

 

Here is my 2014 Durango RT (V8 360hp) with a steel 18' Sure Trac using e-track rails for strapping in. I use e-track because of the low clearance with the front aero.



The tire rack was added afterwards and custom built. Had this for over a year now and it's worked pretty well. Only big issue is the ramps that came with it do not go shallow enough to let me drive up without removing the front bumper cover/splitter, but that only takes me about 30 sec to get off so not a huge deal.

 

nice car, i've seen you at summit a few times. i usually run the white evo 9 in TT3. but i was there with the crx last week.

have you tried backing up the SUV on some wood ramp to tilt the trailer back some to give you better ramp angle so you can get the car on trailer without removing the front bumper. i like the tire rack idea. i'll probably make something similar to it. put the tires over the toll box since my trailer is only 15' and i also fit the pit bike behind the toll box.