What's in a tow package?
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What's in a tow package?
Hi! (New here.)
My wife is buying an '00 E.B. Expy. For some strange reason it came without the tow package.
What exactly came with a factory tow package?
I'm guessing a receiver hitch, wiring harness, a tranny oil cooler, and???
Is the wiring kit a plug & play type of thing I can pick up from the dealer or boneyard?
Is there a preferred brand of receiver hitch? Or any to avoid? I'd like one that tucks up as much as possible so as not to hang up on the departure angle, but I can't see how one would be much different from another - not much variety in where to put it!
Has anyone here installed a tranny oil cooler? What brand/type did you use? How's it work? Where does it mount (in front of the radiator or under the body somewhere?)
Or do all Expys come with an oil cooler?
Many thanks!
My wife is buying an '00 E.B. Expy. For some strange reason it came without the tow package.
What exactly came with a factory tow package?
I'm guessing a receiver hitch, wiring harness, a tranny oil cooler, and???
Is the wiring kit a plug & play type of thing I can pick up from the dealer or boneyard?
Is there a preferred brand of receiver hitch? Or any to avoid? I'd like one that tucks up as much as possible so as not to hang up on the departure angle, but I can't see how one would be much different from another - not much variety in where to put it!
Has anyone here installed a tranny oil cooler? What brand/type did you use? How's it work? Where does it mount (in front of the radiator or under the body somewhere?)
Or do all Expys come with an oil cooler?
Many thanks!
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Originally Posted by psu1xj
Hi! (New here.)
My wife is buying an '00 E.B. Expy. For some strange reason it came without the tow package.
What exactly came with a factory tow package?
I'm guessing a receiver hitch, wiring harness, a tranny oil cooler, and???
My wife is buying an '00 E.B. Expy. For some strange reason it came without the tow package.
What exactly came with a factory tow package?
I'm guessing a receiver hitch, wiring harness, a tranny oil cooler, and???
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Originally Posted by ford390gashog
what do the expys without the tow package have for gears i know my 03 came witha class 5 hitch and a oil cooler and trans cooler and 2 trailer wiring hookups for a trailer
Cool, an engine oil cooler & a tranny cooler. I am going to be busy!
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Paulc is right, mine is a 2000 EB w/ heavy duty tow package and it has 3:55 rear. tows my 4300lb trailer very well. I was told they did not offer the 3:73 in 2000. Just what I heard.
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O.k. So I probably have 3.55s. Gotcha.
Are oil and tranny coolers "tow package only" items or do all expys come with one or both?
Thanks!
Are oil and tranny coolers "tow package only" items or do all expys come with one or both?
Thanks!
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The two easiest ways to confirm the gear ratio are:
1. Check the sticker inside driver's door for the code
2. Snake under the vehicle and inspect the tag attached to the rear differential.
Expy Gear Ratios:
19—3.55 NLS
17—3.31 NLS
H9—3.55 LS
H7—3.31 LS
H6—3.73 LS
1. Check the sticker inside driver's door for the code
2. Snake under the vehicle and inspect the tag attached to the rear differential.
Expy Gear Ratios:
19—3.55 NLS
17—3.31 NLS
H9—3.55 LS
H7—3.31 LS
H6—3.73 LS
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Nice! Thanks for the info. I can't seem to find a locker to fit, so I guess I could make do with a LS until one appears on the market. I'll check the codes.
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Originally Posted by buzzard
The two easiest ways to confirm the gear ratio are:
1. Check the sticker inside driver's door for the code
2. Snake under the vehicle and inspect the tag attached to the rear differential.
Expy Gear Ratios:
19—3.55 NLS
17—3.31 NLS
H9—3.55 LS
H7—3.31 LS
H6—3.73 LS
1. Check the sticker inside driver's door for the code
2. Snake under the vehicle and inspect the tag attached to the rear differential.
Expy Gear Ratios:
19—3.55 NLS
17—3.31 NLS
H9—3.55 LS
H7—3.31 LS
H6—3.73 LS
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Hey!
Yeah, I can't believe that there aren't any lockers available for a late-model F-150! Very weird. Guess not too many of them ever see dirt...!
Fortunately my 2wd '01 150 came with the 4.2, so 8.8 rear, and I get to have a No-Slip out back.
Oh well, guess I'll keep waiting for the Expy.
Yeah, I can't believe that there aren't any lockers available for a late-model F-150! Very weird. Guess not too many of them ever see dirt...!
Fortunately my 2wd '01 150 came with the 4.2, so 8.8 rear, and I get to have a No-Slip out back.
Oh well, guess I'll keep waiting for the Expy.
