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jerem0621
Aug 11, 2015Explorer II
Had a 97 F150, 5.4, 3.55 ls, supercab... towing a 7000 ish lb 32 ft TT... Approx 900 lb tongue weight.
The WD hitch was dialed in and I used dual friction sway control bars.
Did great on the interstate, rolling hills on back roads, pulled some pretty steep grades at 40 ish mph...
Towed with OD off, geared down as needed.
Just let the 5.4 rev... I pulled 5,000 RPM's on one grade... don't let the RPM's scare you... the 5.4 needs to rev to make power. Just mention that because the motor sounds different when its working.
Its okay.. just let it rev.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
The WD hitch was dialed in and I used dual friction sway control bars.
Did great on the interstate, rolling hills on back roads, pulled some pretty steep grades at 40 ish mph...
Towed with OD off, geared down as needed.
Just let the 5.4 rev... I pulled 5,000 RPM's on one grade... don't let the RPM's scare you... the 5.4 needs to rev to make power. Just mention that because the motor sounds different when its working.
Its okay.. just let it rev.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
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