F150 payload quetion
I am looking at a new f150 crew cab 4x4 and it looks like the best payload I can get with those options is just under 1500 pounds. Am I reading the towing guide incorrectly? I know I can get up to 2...
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Kevin O. wrote:Buck50HD wrote:Would you happen to know what the actual difference is between the max tow pkg and HD pkg besides the 7 lug wheels?? I was talking to someone on another website about this and he told me that he climbed under both trucks, got all the part #'s and insists that a Max tow Screw with a 6.5' bed has the same exact parts under it as the HD pkg except the 7 lug wheels. I find that very hard to believe once you see the difference in payload #'s. It has to either have bigger axles or stronger leaf springs or something?
Most of the standard 4x4 crew trucks are around 1500 lb, the max tows are 1800 while the HD payload are 2200+. I have not driven a max tow but the HD payload package is a huge jump in stability. It's not even comparable. Mine has 2171 on the sticker, crew 4x4 with HD payload and max tow.
Well, what I can actually see/confirm is an extra leaf in the rear and stiffer coils in front. Obviously the load range E tires and 7 lug wheels. Someone on the F150 forum claimed to work at the axle manufacturer and said the axle housing tubes are thicker wall than the standard 9.75" on the base trucks and that the axle shafts are heavier. Can't confirm it though. I guess a look through the part numbers of bearings could be an indicator although axles are often stepped down to various diameters so wouldn't tell you much except that they may share the same bearings.
It is a stiff riding SOB when empty but great when hooked up and seems like a nice ride for the 5th as well.
