03 Expedition Towing Question
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And the cost is irrelevant. The fact of the matter is that you had to make modifications to your motor and suspension and even with those, you have a marginal tow vehicle for your trailer.
The original question was if a bone stock truck would pull a trailer that is heavier than yours. Your response essentially confirms my answer. "No".
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You are correct, I was not happy with the performance when my truck was bone stock. But again, I do not classify 350 ft/lbs of torque as weak. Is it an enormous amount of torque, no; is it weak, certainly not. I am pretty sure you know this, but it’s worth saying for any other readers, torque defines how much work can be done, HP defines how fast the work can be done.<O
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The reason I was not happy with the bone stock was due the the soft rear springs ...NOT the engine. I modified the engine simply because I had some cash left over from the $$ I saved to buy the truck and I chose to make the mods. Again, 350 ft/lbs of torque is not weak by most measures.
The reason I included the cost was to show the poster that the Expedition he was asking about can be a good TV for the TT he was considering for a few $$. His original post suggested that he was going to take his family camping to nearby campgrounds (although I have towed my TT 800 miles to Ft. Wilderness Disney World Orlando with ease), and the Expe with a couple of inexpensive mods would work beautifully for what he described. Anyway, the cost IS relevant is my point.
The reason I included the cost was to show the poster that the Expedition he was asking about can be a good TV for the TT he was considering for a few $$. His original post suggested that he was going to take his family camping to nearby campgrounds (although I have towed my TT 800 miles to Ft. Wilderness Disney World Orlando with ease), and the Expe with a couple of inexpensive mods would work beautifully for what he described. Anyway, the cost IS relevant is my point.
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