Advice on Limited Slip Differential
We are first time buyers of a truck and trailer. We're looking at a Jayco mid-sized model - 7500 lbs.- and will be vacation and long weekend users. We do want to go to the mountains at some point so w...
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3/4 ton will handle that trailer EASILY. 1/2 ton will do it, but you'll be at the upper end of its ability. To me, it really depends on how many miles you expect tow. If you're just doing long weekends 30 miles away, 1/2 ton will be fine - just go slow. If you want to do a cross country trek, definitely go 3/4 ton.
And throw the trucks 'tow rating' out the window. Almost useless IMO. Look at the payload capacity - that's the true measure of a truck's towing limitation.
I've had 1/2 tons, including a 2012 F150 Ecoboost, and bought a 2013 F250 diesel last year. The best analogy I can give is that when towing, the F150 at 55 mph is what the f250 feels like at 65 mph.
I've been driving trucks for more than 10 years and really only needed limited slip once, in deep sand on a beach. I'd get limited slip if you can but I wouldn't plan my whole purchase around it.
And throw the trucks 'tow rating' out the window. Almost useless IMO. Look at the payload capacity - that's the true measure of a truck's towing limitation.
I've had 1/2 tons, including a 2012 F150 Ecoboost, and bought a 2013 F250 diesel last year. The best analogy I can give is that when towing, the F150 at 55 mph is what the f250 feels like at 65 mph.
I've been driving trucks for more than 10 years and really only needed limited slip once, in deep sand on a beach. I'd get limited slip if you can but I wouldn't plan my whole purchase around it.
