Ford F-150 5.0 V8 Towing
I have a 30 ft TT at #7100 wet. I am looking at a 2013 F150 XLT 4x4 Supercrew with the 5.0 v8. How is this truck for towing Thanks George
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Terryallan wrote:
So I looked it up on the GM website, and it is more than we were told. The 3.08 has a 6300lb towing capacity, and the 3.42 has a 8200lb towing capacity. So there is a 1900lb difference in the 2 gears. The 3.73 was not listed. Nor was a 4.10.
Still to be sure. We will go by a GM dealer and get their input.
I'm not sure (it has been a few years since I've dug in to the topic), but I think the factor you're missing is the "K5L" hd cooling package. In my recollection, that was necessary to get the top ratings along with the 3.42 gears, and without the cooling equipment, it was quite a bit lower.
3.42 is the highest (lowest?) GM is putting in the 1500s with the 6 spd. You have to go back to 2007 to get 4.10 gears w/ the 4 spd transmission.
