Is Ford F 250 with 5.4L enough truck?
I am new to the forum and new to heavy towing. I have had a pop up camper for years and towed it with a GMC 4.8L with no issues. We have upgraded to a much heavier camper. It has a dry weight of 8,...
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Ford plays more games than the other truck manufacturers and uses gearing that is too tall for optimum towing performance with any gas engine. It is worth the effort to look for a truck with 3.73 gears or better yet the 4.30 gears for towing. Gas engines produce peak torque at very high RPM's and tall gearing makes it more difficult to keep them in their peak power band when towing and this hurts both performance and acceleration as well as fuel economy.
