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Originally Posted by SAMSAR
I think I may have found what I was looking for in my formula... Via another posting on the board, I came across a website called rvtowingtips.com and it had several great articles called:
How long of a trailer?
Hitches
What can I tow?
These were great articles that I found helped me understand the logic/science behind it all.
I remain interested in anyone's thoughts about what LT tires I would want to put on my Offroad rims as well as better brake upgrades.
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The length of the trailer has nothing at all to do with whether it's a 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton or anything else. It's a wheelbase issue. The longer the wheelbase, the longer the trailer you can tow.....but to a point of course. Someone here already posted the wheelbase chart I was going to give you. It's a good rule of thumb. Weight-wise, your truck will hadle it just fine. I tow a 32' TT easily with mine and have had no problems. I just upgraded to an 08 PRO-4X CC LWB so it should handle the length better still.
What happens is if your wheelbase is too short for the trailer length, you'll have less control over trailer sway because you don't have the leverage you would with a longer wheelbase vehicle.
So...will it handle it? yes. But in my experience, (and I've owned 2 TTs...the last was only a 26 footer), you'll be much happier and less white knuckled with a shorter TT. If you MUST have such a large TT, I'd have to say go for a larger truck....especially if you live in a hilly or windy part of the country. Good luck.