I'm pretty sure my aluminum trailer has brakes on all 4 axles. At least it has wires going to all 4 drums for braking.

 

4 axles? you mean 4 wheels? lol

 

For an open trailer, single axle brakes are pretty standard and just fine. Brakes on both axles are really just a "nice to have".

 

nah bruh

But yeah, 4 wheels and 1 brake per wheel on my setup.

 

Well I guess I will find out soon enough how they feel towing. Im going to look at a trailer after work and it might end up following me home. Regarding the brakes from what I was just told in MA its a law that you need brakes for each axle apparently but Im guessing it might be over a certain weight that is required. The guy Im buying it from is pretty sure his has a brake on both axle. It shouldnt be hard to determine what Im working with.

As for the tires i didnt realive those Nittos are a load range E tire. I was looking into the BFG A/T K02 and now Im curious what they are rated for. Its the SRA's are no good for towing then I guess I can justify getting rid of them. However considering the truck comes standard with them and is supposed to be able to tow over 10000# they better not hold me back from that. I could see the payload going down because of that but I guess when it comes to towing its not like Im going to have 1000# of tongue weight so I wonder how much it'll really come into play with a bumper pull.

 

BFG's are junk. Don't wear well, wet gtip isn't great, and they're loud. Don't drink the koolaid..


For your area, the Nitto Exo Grappler is three peaks snow rated. No need for chains or a winter setup.

 

Yeah but everyone has them so they must be good, lol!

I will certainly take a look into the Nittos, appreciate the feedback! Im hoping to not have to pick up a set of snows so I'd prefer something on the more agressive side but considering the truck will spend 99% of its life on road I'd like decent on road manors too.

I wonder what i can stuff under the fenders on the stock wheels. Im trying my best to not modify this truck so I'd like to keep it mild but wouldnt be opposed to going a lil wider if it makes sense. Im curious how wide my wheels are; all I know is that the tires are a 275/60-20 so the wheels are maybe something like a 20x9 if I had to guess. Im sure google would know however.

I just really hope I come home with a trailer tonight. I've dreamed of having a truck and trailer for years now so Im super anxious here at work and havent exactly done anything productive yet today. Plus then I can end my tire endeavor and pick me up some Hoosiers already sheesh!

 

I had the BFG eload's on my Max and switched to Mich defender's, WAY better and several versions have the snow peak's. If I was on gravel or dirt all the time I woulda got another set of KO2's but I'm 99% highway so the wear, wet, dry, noise, everything is among the best on the mich's.

 

it's easy enough to add brakes to an axle that doesn't have any if you want to do it to a trailer that only has single axle brakes. you can buy drums and brakes at etrailer.com or any local trailer parts store for pretty cheap.

 

Which specific ones were those? I just mounted and balanced a set of defenders last night for a buddy and they felt extremely floppy, perhaps bc in my limited experience mounting tires as of a couple months now I've been dealing with very short and stiff sidewalls but they seriously felt so floppy. They were the LTX M/S

I was thinking the same thing is all else fails. Seems a lot of trailer parts are universal using similar Dexter axles so if all else fails I pick up 2 brake assemblies and splice into the wiring on the other axle. Shouldnt be too difficult by any means. I guess what I was trying to establish was if 2 brakes is a nice to have vs a must have and from there assuming it doesnt have them leverage that to possibly scoop the trailer up for a lil cheaper. We shall see

 

Michelin has a lot engineering behind their tires. They are among the floppiest when dismounted. But mounted with air, they get very taught. Like Michelin super sports for example are far from having the stiffest sidewall for a summer tire (when dismounted), but get them on a car, and a lot of people actually complain about the stiff ride they give...lol


The Michelin LTX M/S does not get the mileage it should. When I worked at Discount, guys always seem to need them replaced around 30-35k, on a tire that has a 60k treadwear warranty.


And snow tire does not equal aggressive. The high void mud terrains tires are usually worse in snow than an all terrain due to lack of siping.

 

So many pages... quick question:

I just towed my car to Buttonwilow with an '09 Tundra. Not a single issues. I'm thinking of getting one for myself. He says it will tow through the mountains between Central California and Los Angeles.
Anyone use one to tow their car? This is on a flatbed, open trailer; two axles.

 

That shouldn't have any problem at all. Even if it was a 6cyl, it would be fine. A local friend (Jason Merrit) has towed his 240 with a v6 tundra to nats multiple times.

My 3.0 turbo diesels (touareg now, JGC before) wouldn't even care about hills. Could go from 40 to 80 up the rockies like NBD. RV is a whole different story though, I slow to 45 on all hills.

 

Don't think Ive posted this up yet. With the kid and wanting her to come along with us to AX weekend, we downgraded our towing capacity by towing with our house.

Super nice at the track having hand washing, Fridge/Ice, somewhere to sit, AC, microwave, bed, etc.

 

Getting a 6cyl Tundra would be a lot easier and cheaper. I'd like to have that as an option.

As for the RV, a friend of mine had one similar to that one ^^^. He swore by it. A/C and a shower? yes, please. Taking a nap would be a bonus LOL