Help! Ford (F150) has got me totally confused
We're currently towing a ~4500lb tt with a 4L V6 Toyota Tacoma. We've been looking at the Ford F150 w/ecoboost but in trying to figure out what options come with what model (and what options we reall...
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1wayhighway wrote:
You can look at my signature and see what we purchased. In my case I am pulling right around 7000 lbs loaded, the truck pulls fine with no issues. The only shortcoming is I am over on my cargo capacity when loaded and I still have room for more stuff. We will we see what's available in a couple of years but I would get the 3.73 rear end next time (just for the added towing capacity) and the heavy duty package for more payload.
If you look at the sales brochure in the back they have all the numbers and charts for towing and load carrying (same as online). The one thing I found confusing was the tow package and the max tow package and based on what I could see the max tow package just added mirrors and stuff, it didn't change the towing capacity at least for the screw with a 5.0 from what I could tell.
The Max Tow isn't available on the 5.0 V8. If you want Max Tow, your only options are the 3.5 Ecoboost or 6.2 V8. The HD payload package is only available with the 5.0 and 3.5 Ecoboost.
To the OP, If you want the max tow, stick to your guns. I've heard salesman trying to talk people into buying a truck off the lot, even if it doesn't meet their needs. Remember their job is to sell you a vehicle now, not sell you what you need/want.
