Originally posted by Beardoge Yeah Right a real truck Shiii__. Extended cabs are the worst kind of truck < (relative term) you could buy. Can't haul people and can't haul payload there's a type of truck that will be extinct real soon.... Thanks but I'll stick with my crew at least all SIX of us can go COMFORTABLY and all our gear thank you...
Even a little itty bitty car can haul people.
How are those little bitty backward rear doors treating ya...LMAO
"To each their own" I suppose. The box on my truck is 2 1/2 feet longer, so it appears I can haul plenty of gear...(you should see the amount of stuff that my wife and I take camping...) And since I have captain's chairs, passenger number 6 would be strapped to the roof anyway, COMFORTABLY or not.
And the backwards doors work just fine, my bag of swords fit through it well enough and I have ridden in the back seat of plenty of cars that were less comfortable than the back seat of my truck.
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Well, 2002 Screw is the town truck, that extra room is perfect for all of those things you want inside and locked up in town.
If ya want to pull, I just use the big dog. 1999 Crew Cab 7.3L Diesel. You can tow the house if you want to. The rating of how much you can pull don't mean diddley if you don't have enough power to get it over the hill. LOL
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Why is the automatic rating so much higher for towing then the manual shift, dont make sense to me, can anyone explain? I have a 98 F-150 ext cab 4.6 with a manual tranny, the auto is rated much higher with the same setup.
Originally posted by uinthas Why is the automatic rating so much higher for towing then the manual shift, dont make sense to me, can anyone explain?...
Because ford didn't want to replace your clutch under warranty.
Now you ain't under warranty no more so tow what your skills allow.
Originally posted by Raoul Because ford didn't want to replace your clutch under warranty.
Now you ain't under warranty no more so tow what your skills allow.
Thanks for the reply, I was hoping this was the reason
Cobra, not necessarily. That chart was for 99 F-150's. The 5.4L in 99 has more power than your 97 does. Also, Expiditions weigh more than their F-150 equivalent so the tow rating is usually slightly less. If you have the owners manual, it will have the same information.
Regardless, I wouldn't want to reguarly tow more than 6000 pounds with a light duty truck/SUV.
Those numbers came from an 'F150' owners manual.
All things being equal the difference in towing limits would come down to the weight of your Expedition compared to F150.
If you look at the last two setups in the list,
both are identical except the Reg-cab is rated 300 lbs more than the Sup-cab.
The SuperCab weighs 300 lbs more than the Regular cab.
(Also I think the Expedition had different gear ratios from the F150. Gear ratios impact tow ratings)
What I am basically asking for is it OK for me to tow my 93 Cobra with this truck?I've been doing it for a while without any problems but I dont want any long term problems.
Sure.
My brother-in-law restores cars. He hauls them from all over the country. His trailer weighs about 1800 lbs. He uses a 1999 Expedition with a 4.6L, no tow package, he just slapped u-haul hitch on it.
He has been dragging Texas and Arizona cars to Florida for three years.
Sure.
My brother-in-law restores cars. He hauls them from all over the country. His trailer weighs about 1800 lbs. He uses a 1999 Expedition with a 4.6L, no tow package, he just slapped u-haul hitch on it.
He has been dragging Texas and Arizona cars to Florida for three years.
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