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tsalmon
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Aug 17, 2016

Ford Expedition - upgrade standard to heavy duty tow package

I have a '06 Expedition XLT 5.4 4x4 with a 3.73 gear ratio and a 4-speed transmission but it has the standard tow package (rated to tow up to 6000 lbs). I'm currently towing a 23 Trail Lite camper and...
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tsalmon
Explorer
Aug 17, 2016
Yes, that's a good point. Looks like TW is 600 lb without WDH and 895 lb with so that's correct, I can only do 895 lb here and this may be the biggest limitation. Any idea what is an average weight of a WDH? What are your thoughts on the rest of the specs/add-ons related to my wanting to upgrade the tow capacity?

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