Tow Rating
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Tow Rating
I purchased a used 2006 Expedition with the a 5.4. The owners manual says the tow rating is 6,000# for standard towing package and 8,950# for the optional tow package. I have no idea which one mine has. How can I find out? What equipment does the vehicle rated at 8,950# have that the vehicle rated at 6,000# doesn't? Thanks.
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If you go to your local Ford dealer's parts department with the VIN they can give you a print out of the build sheet. That will have all the specs the truck was built with. It is usually a free service.
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Accordind to the sticker on the door jam the axle code is "15". The salesman said that since it is an EB model the tow capacity should be the 8,950# rating. The axle is a 3.31 ratio. That seems a bit high for a 8,950 rating to me. Any other help would be appreciated.
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oh and are you sure you are not mistaking an optional tow package for a "weight distributing hitch" that is what i would assume is going on. 6000 with a standard hitch and 89 with the weight dist. has nothing to do with the car side, its an add on that goes on a trailer. google it. also look at the sticker on your car hitch, i bet it confirms this.
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oh and are you sure you are not mistaking an optional tow package for a "weight distributing hitch" that is what i would assume is going on. 6000 with a standard hitch and 89 with the weight dist. has nothing to do with the car side, its an add on that goes on a trailer. google it. also look at the sticker on your car hitch, i bet it confirms this.
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oh and are you sure you are not mistaking an optional tow package for a "weight distributing hitch" that is what i would assume is going on. 6000 with a standard hitch and 89 with the weight dist. has nothing to do with the car side, its an add on that goes on a trailer. google it. also look at the sticker on your car hitch, i bet it confirms this.
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Funny, they put the rating in the most obvious place, therefore knowing that we would never check there! Glad to be of help.
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