Increasing the Towing Capacity of the 150 Series

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There's obviously a large number of tails wagging the dog out there. There are vehicles much lighter than the Prado with a 3.5T towing capacity.

Sure is - and some are quite proud of it too!

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Why would the short wheel base have a larger towing capacity than the normal Prado?

I presume as the 3 door would be lighter you can tow more and still have the same GCM, which sort of debunks the theory that a 5 door 150 is too light to tow a 3 tonne van and it will somehow get pushed around by it.

Cheers Andrew

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The van I'm looking at is stated to be 2.8T loaded, so the tail shouldn't be wagging the dog too much.

Don't believe everything you read. I'd be asking for a money back guarantee on delivery based on a weigh bridge ticket on your van. Caveat Emptor.

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As an aside I was under the impression that a GVM upgrade needs to be done when the vehicle is first registered but a mate has just had his 70 upgraded about a year on after finishing preparations for his big trip. Might be some clearly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!

After the fact GVM increase is only engineered in state of registration. A pre-registration GVM upgrade is engineered AU wide.

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There's obviously a large number of tails wagging the dog out there. There are vehicles much lighter than the Prado with a 3.5T towing capacity.

Yup most grey nomads have NFI and go out and buy a dual cab ute and 3T caravan with the lot. Then wonder why their fuel economy sucks and the rear chassis bends or they flip them in transit.

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news...-1225983649846

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Why would the short wheel base have a larger towing capacity than the normal Prado?

so is a SWB Prado abnormal?

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so is a SWB Prado abnormal?

No, but their owners are.

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No, but their owners are.

In what way?