I have a 2015 Lariat and am not happy with it's load caring capabilities. With my enclosed trailer and a little payload in the truck and minor weight in the trailer my truck squats something terrible. Anyone else notice this.

 

You are probably overloading it. So your options is to adjust the load or get a bigger truck.

 

What is your tongue weight???

what is your rear axle weight?

Its hard to comment on your comment without any details provided.

But yes, I have also noticed on my 2012 XLT that when you load it to the max or overload it then it will squat something terrible.

 

Sorry I don't have the specific on the tongue weight It is a tandem axle 16 ft enclosed snowmobile trailer. I pulled this with my previous 2010 and my 2012 and had no problem at all.I believe the springs on the 2015's are lighter because the truck is 700 lb lighter. My daughter has a 2014 F150 and it pulls it no problem at all. I looked at the springs and the 2014 does look heavier.

 

The 15's went a good bit up on payload ratings though.

Does the truck have a leveling kit?

I would suggest taking weight out of the truck and putting it in the trailer, possibly loading the trailer differently, and getting a load distribution hitch.

Good luck!

 

Thanks for the reply but as mentioned I didn't have this problem with my 2010 or my 2012 maybe it is just my truck if no one else has noticed this. Yes I do have a leveling kit.

 

Mine squatted terribly when leveled. It only has TWO leafs springs! Seems dumb for a half ton?!

 

So like I've put around 1200-1500 lbs in the back of mine and I bet it lowers it around 1.5-2 inches if not more.

It would look kinda funny if then like raised the truck in the front another 2 inches.



Just a thought, but maybe it isn't the truck?

 

Look at the payload sticker in your driver door jamb - you might be surprised at how little an actual payload these trucks have. Especially a super crew that is trimmed out.

It's worth it to scale your truck - it is usually only $8 at most truck stops. When I weighed my truck with both of us in it and a full tank of fuel I was surprised how heavy it was. This of course takes away from your available payload and available hitch weight.

Don't know what effect a lift kit would have on this.

While I love my F-150 super crew, they really are not much more than grocery trucks in my opinion.

 

Why do people put a leveling kit on a truck? To make it level with no load, from the factory the *** end is higher than the front, it's strictly for appearance. Load it down and it becomes level. With a leveling kit, load it down and the *** end drops. So - if you carry loads and don't like the sag, remove the leveling kit or get some air bags.

 

The last model F150 had some payload issues from my understanding. I remember reading where a limited 6.2L was like around 1000lbs payload or maybe less?


The new ones are pretty sufficient because they are lighter. My loaded out supercrew has almost 1700lbs payload. If you need more get a 3/4 ton.

 

But then again... a "ton" is 2000 lbs. So "half" of a ton is 1000 lbs. (and, BTW, 3/4 of a ton is 1500 pounds)

Why are people surprised / upset that their half ton truck has a payload rating in the 1000-1200 pound range?

It makes perfect sense that a fully optioned truck would have a 1000 pound payload. That's what the name says after all. If you have a lightly optioned truck you get "bonus payload" due to the reduced base weight.

Its funny how expectations exceed capacities and then people get upset about their outsized expectations.

 

My suggestion would be to confirm your weight on a scale with the trailer attached and loaded up. I understand that you didn't really have issues in the past with squatting, but that could just be attributed to the GVW packages on the trucks.

As suggested, airbags are a good option, so are the many AAL kit's out there.

 

I've had a few 3/4 ton trucks and I really doubt I want one again as a daily driver. 2wd's, 4x4's, gas, diesels, crewcabs, regular cabs, extended cabs, all 3 makes, leveled, lifted, programmed diesels, BUILT DRIVETRAINS, BUILT DESERT SUSPENSIONS, mud tires, all terrains, street tires, etc... Had them all. They ride like ****.


I mean I do kinda feel like a bitch when I ride in someone else's badass diesel F250/F350 but I realize most of the time those trucks never get worked, even as much as my little F150.

I had a Tundra with a 1-3/4 leveling kit on it and I had to put timbrens on it to really haul anything with it. Rode like ****.

I want someone to come out with a 1 inch lift for this F150 so I can get it looking ok with the 33's it has. Hell I might just leave this F150 alone. Definately will not get a big leveling kit on it.