RWD Ford Expedition?
I'm not savvy at all with this stuff. First timer, and haven't bought anything yet. Looking for an SUV and a travel trailer to travel about the U.S. full time. Found a 2004 Ford Expedition Eddie Ba...
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SoCalDesertRider wrote:
You won't be towing in 4wd on the highway anyways, so you will be in rear wheel drive mode when towing, even if you buy a 4wd.
The Expedition is an alright towing vehicle. Usually they need heavier rear springs and the 4.6 engine isn't a powerhouse, especially when paired with highway gearing. But 4500 lbs loaded isn't much weight either, so it will likely do just fine.
Maybe not in most parts of AZ, lol, but I've got thousands of towing miles locked in 4 high running highway speeds down the freeway and backroads.
Can't even keep the @ss end under my truck at all in 2wd on snow or ice when I'm hooked to the sled trailer.
But the op is not planning on that type of duty and a 2wd should net a huge discount compared to the same 4wd.
Idk what the rear suspension is in the mid 2000s Expes, but they're a towing machine from a payload/squat perspective. Buddy has an 05 Expe that I do not believe has air ride or auto level but icbw. We've loaded that thing full, 4 adults, 4 kids, packed to the roof behind the 3rd row with luggage etc. 6000lb boat in tow with 500-1000lbs of tongue weight and I swear it only drops an inch or 2. Same thing minus the extra passengers in his same year leaf sprung F150 squats it twice as much.
The 4.6 will lack oomph, period, but you can string em out at 4krpms plus in 2nd gear all day everyday. They don't make any power unless they're wrung out anyway.
