Y-Guy wrote:
Reality is that nothing you add like air bags or helper springs changes the weight rating for your truck, might make you feel better though. I've lost count of the number of new Toy Hauler owners that buy to big, and then take a trip or two and realize they need a bigger truck. I had a 39' Raptor with a SRW F350, I knew I needed a dually, the safety of my family was the most important thing. So we made a change as I couldn't drive a dually for my daily needs.
That's what happened with our first hauler... the truck (F150) we had was nowhere big enough. But the 150 was 2 months old and we spent a bunch of money trying to get it to tow better (air bags, new tires, etc etc). It just wasn't good. A year later we bit the bullet and upgraded the truck to an F250, and it was great for the old hauler, but then we realized we didn't want to keep the old hauler long term, and what we'd want to replace it would require a 350. Thankfully F250s are super popular where we live so the dealer gave us what we owed on it and then some, after only owning it for a year, so the trade didn't hurt at all. In hindsight though, we should have just gone from the 150 to the 350.
In addition to my Explorer, we have a Fusion that we got at a good price to use as a commuter car if there's ever a day when we both need to commute (husband generally works from home). It is what it is. If you don't want to buy a new truck, then buy a smaller hauler, that's all there is to it in my opinion. Gotta pay to play.
