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WTW
Explorer
Feb 12, 2019

F-150 Crew w/ 3.5NA motor and 355 rearend, towing?

Anyone use this set up to tow their Travel Trailer? I am wandering if this rig can tow a Travel Trailer and if so what size and weight. Rated to tow 5000lbs. But we all know a TT can be a large sail a...
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tragusa3
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Feb 13, 2019
I had a 2003 Chevy with the 4.8L V8. Just a hair more power than you have in your 3.5NA. It towed our boat fine. Got a #3500 hard sided TT and it was a different story. We fooled ourselves that it did the job for about 6 months and then bought our current F150 with 3.5EB.

Moral of my story. Don't do it without knowledge that you will likely upgrade truck in the near future.

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