Originally Posted by kspilkinton

If you encounter the '97-'99 LD's you must ensure the GVWR is 7700lbs, as they manufactured many of them in the 7200lb class. I'm sure these are the 4.6 trucks, though.

Depending on what you put in the truck (truck's base weight is around 5000), the 7700 has a GCWR of 13500lbs with the 3.73's. The '02s and '03s also had an option of 4.10s with a higher GCWR 15000lbs, but I think those were only on 2wd regular cab trucks.

The weight in the bed would be 7700 lbs minus all the weight added (even oil and gas take up weight) I'm figuring you could throw another 1000-1500lbs in the bed easily once you put people and equipment in. Subtract that number from the 13500 and you have the true trailering weight limit. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 7000-7500lbs. The actual rating Ford gives is around 8000-8600lbs depending on cab configuration and drive type.

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