Outer Limits 4x4 Board

hey time to up date from my tinny little vitara i want to get a 4wd ute to pull a ski boat but not sure if i should get a old 89 v8 hilux or a 94 2.7 leter hilux.

would the 2.7 have enuff power to pull 19 foot ski boat

(the vitara was not the tow car)

How heavy is the boat and trailer?

I have a 3rz in my 89 Hilux at it doesn't have any trouble towing the trailer below fully loaded gross is about 1100kg plus the weight i put on the tray. I have towed that 3100km twice and it has no trouble sitting on 120km/h. Did need to drop back to 4th on hills but wouldn't say it struggled

That is just my experience.

Are they 33's on your hilux? What sort of fuel econmy are you returning? Mine seems to chew through it when i put weight in it. But it does have plenty of balls for a 4 banger

johno88 wrote:Are they 33's on your hilux? What sort of fuel econmy are you returning? Mine seems to chew through it when i put weight in it. But it does have plenty of balls for a 4 banger

na mate they are 31x10.5, as it sits in that pic it was returning around 320km to a tank (50L). That was sitting on 120 (3500rpm) most of the 3100km, if i had dropped back to 100 it would have been a bit better.

just out of curiousity, what fuel milage do you get with the 3rz unladen?

i have a 91 4Runner (USDM) that im thinking about swapping my 3vz for a 3rz (i get about 9mpg (or about 26 L/100km) which is ridiculous).