can I increase my tow vehicle's tow rating
am confused. just read in july. manufacturer's use engine power for tow rating but further states if you improve performance it won't improve tow rating?
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What I wanna know is what OP wants to tow. If a TT, forget about "tow" capacity and focus on payload capacity. And what does he have for a TV now and what specs? Is he having problems with what he has now or is he shopping for a new FW or TT?
Besides just a vehicle's tow capacity, as mentioned above, there's other important factors that need to be considered along with the pros and cons.
Towing at the max limits of a TV can be hard on it and make for a terrible tow experience. Towed our first TT with an F150 that was maxed out on payload and tow capacity. Could not make more than 35 mph up steeper (7%) hills, was slooow to accelerate and gas mileage sucked (as low as 5.6mpg). Engine ran at high rpms much of the time trying to make enough power. Sold the F150 to a coworker of DW. Even though it only had a well cared for 100K miles on it, they had to rebuild the tranny soon afterwards. After moving up to a longer/heavier TT we got an F250. The ol' F150 was like a toy in comparison.
Besides just a vehicle's tow capacity, as mentioned above, there's other important factors that need to be considered along with the pros and cons.
Towing at the max limits of a TV can be hard on it and make for a terrible tow experience. Towed our first TT with an F150 that was maxed out on payload and tow capacity. Could not make more than 35 mph up steeper (7%) hills, was slooow to accelerate and gas mileage sucked (as low as 5.6mpg). Engine ran at high rpms much of the time trying to make enough power. Sold the F150 to a coworker of DW. Even though it only had a well cared for 100K miles on it, they had to rebuild the tranny soon afterwards. After moving up to a longer/heavier TT we got an F250. The ol' F150 was like a toy in comparison.
