Towing escape 5.0 with Toyota tundra

[Mark James]

Tow my 5 TA with a 5.7 litre double cab, 6.5 foot bed Tundra with tow package. Hitch is a New Demco Hijacker Double Pivot Hitch. Lots of power and have to remind myself I am towing anything. Intrigued about how much the enhanced suspension system adds to the ride.

[LatLongJohn]

Hi - I can't really help with that question since I've only towed with the Timbren System. It only "engages" when there's a load on the bed. Otherwise, if the leaf springs aren't compressed down to the Timbren "bumpers", there's no impact on an unloaded Tundra driving experience. All I know is that the ride is excellent!
John

[Mark James]

Thx for this. Did not realize that it only kicks in with a load

[oilhead]

I have basically the same setup on my 2013 tundra and also tow a 2015 Escape TA the combination works very well for me. The Timbren suspension bumpers do reduce porpoising on the rough roads of which there are many in Arizona.

[Mark James]

Thx for this. Will look at the Timbren!5

[txmoto]

Originally Posted by Jubal

Not feasible. Gasoline at 8 lbs/gal would lower payload. Would need a fuel pump of the correct pressure , filter and a switching valve. Gas tanks are now regulated by the emission systems. A fuel transfer pump in an auxilllary fuel container would probably be your only option.

Here's one that replaces the OEM tank...
https://www.tundratalk.net/threads/f...xchange.81331/

[UncleTim]

Originally Posted by claude

Hi , I have a toyota tundra crewmax 5.7 and wonder if i can pull an Escape 5.0
Regards,
Claude

How did I miss this.

The short answer is YES! The long answer is Hell Yes!

I have over 10,000 miles now pulling my 2020 5.0 with my 2018 Toyota Tundra 5.7L V8 Crew Cab! It is a great combo.

This last trip to Michigan we didn't even go light and there were no problems. We took our daughters to the airport and that was a little too heavy. But the drive was only for a few miles and not exceeding 55 mph.

I love mine!

[John in Santa Cruz]

Originally Posted by Jubal

Not feasible. Gasoline at 8 lbs/gal would lower payload. Would need a fuel pump of the correct pressure , filter and a switching valve. Gas tanks are now regulated by the emission systems. A fuel transfer pump in an auxilllary fuel container would probably be your only option.

add on aux tanks nearly always use transfer pumps so they fill the main tank when the main tank gets low. yes, they weigh something, a 20 gallon tank would weigh about 120 lbs (gas weighs about 6 lbs/gallon, its lighter than water which is 8/g). Someone who needs the additional range of an extra 20G of gas can probably afford to trim 120 lbs from the generous payload of their full sized pickup.

[John in Santa Cruz]

re Timbrens, I prefer airbag kits like the Firestone Ride-Rites... with these, you leave them at 5 lbs for every day driving, and pump them to like 25 or 40 PSI or whatever when heavily loaded. general idea is, measure your fender to wheel space when the truck is empty, fully load and hitch, then add enough air to each side so the fender-to-wheel space is closer to what it was empty. now your truck will ride MUCH better. Note what that pressure is, and after a few rounds you can just pump them to that value without getting picky about measuring... obviously, you never want the suspension to be raised ABOVE the unladen point.

I ran this on my softly sprung Tacoma TRD Offroad, and it worked great. you can use a tire inflator, or a bicycle pump to inflate them, as there's not much volume involved, they do not take a lot of pumping to achieve the 30 or 40 PSI. you want the left and right air bag plumbed to seperate filler valves, if you "T" them together, then on turns the pressure will transfer and they will be less effective.

timbren style overload springs and bumpers are abrupt, you have a soft spring above the transition, then hit the hard spring.

[UncleTim]

I have the Firestone airbags.

5# is about right. I keep mine a little higher, just because I like it.

They help a bunch.

I also have the 38 gallon tank. How much more gas do you want to carry?

[John in Santa Cruz]

My f250 diesel 4x4 has a 38 gallon tank. it can go a long ways towing the 4500 lb Escape21.