Made one last trip from OR to CO and back again. This time towing a very heavily loaded 6x12 enclosed U-Haul along with a camper full of lighter stuff. Truck pulled it perfectly and I never needed for more power even on mountain passes. 13mpg on the trip...not bad. Did a marathon drive on day two of 14 hours and was still comfy in these zero gravity seats.
Ditching the idea of a XD or larger truck. I'm going to hang on to this one for awhile and see if the Ranger Raptor or Taco Trail hunter end up being solid. After 3 back and forth trips to CO with quite bit of camping in between and some offroading I just can't think of a more capable package for the price and overall size.
I will be calling deaver for some custom springs. I removed my rear sway bar and had zero issues towing but I'm curious if I can get a more progressive pack and ditch the factory block (basically two cut leaf springs) stacked with the icon block.