Weight Distributing Hitches

TriciaR1970 wrote:

TomG2 wrote:
I am sure some Ford expert will share their expertise, but I don't think it is practical to bump a regular F-150 up to HD specs. Seems like it would require a change of frame and axles as well as the rest of the suspension. The HD is really a rebadged light duty F-250 as I recall.

I am supposed to have the HD towing package. I may have to go back to the dealer to figure this out. I thought 8200 was my GVWR but the door says 7200. So which is right because if I paid for the HD package and my truck doesn't have it I think I will be demanding a refund for that cost.

The door sticker needs to be right by the manufacture. Out of curiosity do you still have the window sticker? If the window sticker with the VIN on it called out the upgraded option and you do not have it, that mix up by Ford could be a lot easier to get fixed then the salesmen word what he sold you. Or that the window sticker has some other VIN on it means a mix up happened.

Let us know how this turns out. This may well test how stand up your dealer is.

This increases my experience of, when you are going to buy a TV for a TT, the buyer needs to know what they need and how to spot it as the sales representative unless they are an experienced RV'er, may not have a clue. Many have no idea the actual spec's behind what they are selling.

Just because you can pull it does not mean you can hold it up or control it. I had this happen to me at my Chevy dealer, he sold me a Tahoe as then that was what I needed. When I wanted to upgrade it to a 2500 Suburban, since he did not have one on his lot he tried to talk me out of it as the Tahoe could pull it. Next TV, the local Ford dealer did not have a F350 with SRW's and he tried to talk me into a F250, ah nope.

Best of luck to you and hope you get some kind of working resolution.