What is the weak link?
My current truck has a tow rating of 10,000 pounds. I ordered it equipped with all the towing gizmos. In considering buying a bigger TT, the limiting factor seems to be the carrying capacity, which ...
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transamz9 wrote:Campin LI wrote:
Agree with the above post. You need to get the specs on each component to see. In your case it may be more than 1. For me, I own a Ford Excursion which is a 3/4 ton truck based on the F250/350 platform. Although the frames are not identical, they are similar. The other parts, including engine, transmission, axles, brakes, etc. are all the same. The "main" difference is the suspension. It has SUV springs for general ride comfort. There may be other differences I am not aware of.
General good rule of thumb is: You got what you got, it is what it is, it's not what it's not and most importantly..........It will never be what it's not.
Not necessarily. The good thing about machines now days is you can always make them stronger just depends on how much money you want to spend as to how strong you make it. Most people just can't look past the little sticker on the door.
There comes a point very early on on the "spending money" process where it makes more sense to buy the bigger truck that comes with the capacity you need, out of the box. Plus, it will never handle as well as the truck with the capacity you need.
