Maximum Payload????
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Maximum Payload????
I am looking at buying a camper for my '88 F150 (extended cab, 5 sp manual, 4.9 litre 6 cyl with extra leaf spring). Can anyone provide a good estimate for the maximum payload for this truck. The sticker on the drivers side is painted over (not by me) and I have no manual. It is not easy to find on the net either.
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My '90 F150 had a GVWR of 5900 and change. Based on the scales when I got a couple loads of gravel, the payload was about 1500 lbs. Too bad those loads of gravel came in at about 3000 lbs...but you don't want a camper that heavy, that load was hard on the truck. I took it VERRRRY easy.
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Most F150s will handle 1000 lb in stock form. Beefing up suspension will gain a few hundred pounds of capacity. the limiting factor is the brakes. If the camper is over 1000 lbs your truck won't handle very well and will cause lots of heat for the tranny and brakes. If your truck has a tow package (like my 83) it will handle it better. Many slide ins are designed for 8ft bed 3/4 ton pickups. Others are light wieght and designed for 6ft 1/2 tons. Tent trailers are a breeze to haul and the F150 can haul a decent size travel trailer. My old F150 5.0 AOD 3.55 gears HD trailer package pulled a 5000 lb Travel trailer (dual axle) well without any major break downs.
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From: Mulege south Baja ca. Mx.
the rating is less with a 5 speed manual than with the automatic if you can figure that out. what rear end gears are you running?
I would not want more than 1000 lbs on the bed. but my truck is set up about the same as yours and I pull a 3 to 4 thousand pond trailer loaded with tools and parts all over Baja and it never complains. I did chang out the 2.73 gears for 3.31s though
I would not want more than 1000 lbs on the bed. but my truck is set up about the same as yours and I pull a 3 to 4 thousand pond trailer loaded with tools and parts all over Baja and it never complains. I did chang out the 2.73 gears for 3.31s though
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Hey check out this thread , has all the manuals and everything
go down to skandocious and look at the jpg's he has. Mike
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...njoy-this.html
go down to skandocious and look at the jpg's he has. Mike
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...njoy-this.html
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I believe this is the page you are looking for, make it full size and check out the top left corner:
http://i170.-----------.com/albums/u...5-DSC00668.jpg
Keep in mind that is for a 95 pickup. Not sure if the payload has changed drastically from 88 to 95. Glad to be of service
-Chris
http://i170.-----------.com/albums/u...5-DSC00668.jpg
Keep in mind that is for a 95 pickup. Not sure if the payload has changed drastically from 88 to 95. Glad to be of service
-Chris
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Decent springs and tires and you can haul 2000lbs safely with sensible driving. I regularly haul 1000L of water with my F150 4x4 to water my newly seeded lawn, weighs about 2200lbs. I have load range "C" 31" BFG's, new springs front and rear, sway bars front and rear and recent brakes....Won't brake my neck with power but it drives fine.
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My 90' F150 4X4 has a GVWR of around 6600 I believe. I use it to haul hay, usually two 1,100# 4x4x7 square bales stacked on top of each other in the bed with tie down straps. I've also carried 45 bags of feed at 50# each with no problems. I have D rated tires, real good brakes and take it easy when I transport. Knowing your particular vehicle's limits and common sense always plays a key role when hauling. Just my $ .02.
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