Pulling questions
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Pulling questions
Hey guys, I'm wondering what my truck can safely pull. I know all of that stuff is in the door sticker, but my truck has a couple of things done to it. I'm wondering how much weight I can pull and how big of a camp trailer. The truck is a 94 F150 4x4, long bed, 5.0, auto, it has 3.55's, 4 inch lift with 33's, cat back exhaust. Other then that it is stock.
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From: Puyallup, WA
I can almost guarentee that it will have less towing capacity with those 33"s over what it came with from the factory. It is simply a matter of overall grear ratio. Look up what your truck was rated to tow with say, 3.25 (or close) gears and use that as your current capacity.
Secondly, if you are using any sort of drop hitch to get a acceptable trailer ball height due to your lift, then that also reduces the weight rating of the hitch accordinly. IE, if you have a 2" hitch rated for say, 10k, then witha 6" drop ball mount you might only have a 5 to 6k hitch capacity due to the leverage effect.
Bottom line is that lifted trucks (if you have to use a drop ball mount) and big tires (unless regeared to account for the tires) only REDUCE towing capacity.
My two cents - David
Secondly, if you are using any sort of drop hitch to get a acceptable trailer ball height due to your lift, then that also reduces the weight rating of the hitch accordinly. IE, if you have a 2" hitch rated for say, 10k, then witha 6" drop ball mount you might only have a 5 to 6k hitch capacity due to the leverage effect.
Bottom line is that lifted trucks (if you have to use a drop ball mount) and big tires (unless regeared to account for the tires) only REDUCE towing capacity.
My two cents - David
