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SlowBro
Explorer III
Mar 03, 2015

Manufacturer model length vs actual tongue-tail length

For the purposes of towing, the length one should consider is the actual tongue to tail length, not the manufacturer's model length, correct? For example mine is a 25QB but the measured tongue-tail...
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Bedlam
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Mar 03, 2015
Although a longer wheelbase will be more stable when towing, I would not call it rule. When I towed a popup with a Bronco II verses a Mazda extended cab short bed, the longer Mazda handled the trailer better due to stiffer suspension and longer wheelbase. My short bed extended cab F250 had no trouble with a tall heavy toy hauler

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