Question on towing capacity..

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Aug 31, 2004 | 09:06 PM

2003150

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Question on towing capacity..

I have a 2003 150 supercab..w 5.4 v8..Class 3 towing group...3.55 rear limited slip axle,17 inch tires,and sticker saye 6500 gvwr pkg...i just bought a TT with 5600 unloaded..
Am i going to have a problem towing?for some reason i thought i had 7700 lbs gvwr because of the towing pkg and 17 inch tires.any input is welcomed.
thanks
Louis

Sep 1, 2004 | 06:33 AM

trike1946

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Welcome to FTE. You should be ok. I have a 4.6, with 3.55 and 17 inch tires and can probably tow that much. I am not sure but I think shorter tires can help tow more. Taller tires are good for mpg. Take it easy until you are used to the weight. Good luck with it.

Sep 1, 2004 | 08:32 AM

SoFla David

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with all these posts about towing capacity lately, I thought I just had to post this.

this is what can happen if you go over (really over) the tow capacity of your vehicle:

The server is a little slow, so you will probably get better results saving it to your desktop (right-click and select "save target as") and playing it from the desktop.

Definitely worth the time though.

http://home.hot.rr.com/spikesoldier/v8hill.wmv

Sep 1, 2004 | 10:34 AM

jimandmandy

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From: Running Springs CA

I think you are confusing GVWR and GCWR, they are two different things. Carefully read the towing part of your owners manual. GVWR is how much the fully loaded truck can weigh, not the trailer. GCWR is the total for the loaded truck and trailer combined. This figure should be around 12,000 lbs for your truck.

Jim