Suggestions for improving towing in an F150?
Hello good people! I’m looking for some suggestions on if I should do anything to kind of beef up and support the stock suspension in my truck. Here is what I am working with: I have a 2014 F150 SCr...
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Oh the major improvment I saw was high speed lane chage and sudden turning.. The long bed and going to florida with all that weight the body rolled more.. With the sumos and towing that roll is gone. I can whip that truck/trailer left and right with firm planting. Most noticeable as described above but also on high speed off ramps too. many times coming off a highway a bit too hot the trailer would push the rear in that turn and fear of loss of control was always on my mind. Now I have no fear to get on the pedal and take turns with no or minimal body roll..
The second pic above was after sumo springs and loaded exactly the same with our other major trip to PA for a week..
Loaded in the bed in both pics are generator, solar panel, compressor, 4 crates of camper pads, hosed, etc etc.gas can, two 15 gallon water totes, and 5 gallon bucket of stuff.
300 lbs?
Wife and kids are in the truck in both pics
500 lbs
800 lbs plus 740 TW = 1540 lbs. I only have 1430 lb payload, but the WD puts to my front axles ( which is oversized 200 lbs..Plow truck set up I assume) And the rest to the trailer.
Example of my cat scale weights..
rear axle from sticker on door
Front 3925
rear 3750
GVWR 6900 lbs
Scales
Driver 200 lbs full tank 34 gallons fuel truck only
steer 3300
drive 2300
= 5600
Truck /trailer no WD engauged
steer 3020
drive 3320
trailer 4560
= 10900
Truck trailer WD engauged
steer 3160
drive 3100
Trailer 4680
10940
( Missed restoring to original by 140lbs. As I said head is max tilted and bars are up level. This is the best I can do. But also 140 lbs was sent to front with WD engauged.)
( 120 lbs sent to trailer)
How to get TW?????
Truck trailer scale weight no WD but add truck only..
steer 3020
drive 3320
= 6340 minus truck alone 5600 = 740lbs Tw
The second pic above was after sumo springs and loaded exactly the same with our other major trip to PA for a week..
Loaded in the bed in both pics are generator, solar panel, compressor, 4 crates of camper pads, hosed, etc etc.gas can, two 15 gallon water totes, and 5 gallon bucket of stuff.
300 lbs?
Wife and kids are in the truck in both pics
500 lbs
800 lbs plus 740 TW = 1540 lbs. I only have 1430 lb payload, but the WD puts to my front axles ( which is oversized 200 lbs..Plow truck set up I assume) And the rest to the trailer.
Example of my cat scale weights..
rear axle from sticker on door
Front 3925
rear 3750
GVWR 6900 lbs
Scales
Driver 200 lbs full tank 34 gallons fuel truck only
steer 3300
drive 2300
= 5600
Truck /trailer no WD engauged
steer 3020
drive 3320
trailer 4560
= 10900
Truck trailer WD engauged
steer 3160
drive 3100
Trailer 4680
10940
( Missed restoring to original by 140lbs. As I said head is max tilted and bars are up level. This is the best I can do. But also 140 lbs was sent to front with WD engauged.)
( 120 lbs sent to trailer)
How to get TW?????
Truck trailer scale weight no WD but add truck only..
steer 3020
drive 3320
= 6340 minus truck alone 5600 = 740lbs Tw
