I will be using my 2010 FX4 SCrew w/ 5.5 bed to haul my 7x14 Haulmark box trailer. I forget how much the trailer weighs and I'm not home right now to check. Haulmark's web site was no help. Inside I will be adding no more than 2500lbs worth of sport bikes and tools max. I'm guessing I will be towing a total of 5000lbs max. I will be pulling the trailer a couple time a year on 800 mile trips but usually just for an hour to my local track for track days and back.

My question is should I order the Max Tow Package or will the Standard Tow Package be enough?

Thanks for all the comments in my prior posts they have been very helpful.

 

The costs between the two probably isn't that big of a difference. Just go with the max just in case you need more.

 

get the max tow, there are many upgrades to the truck that are nice to have.

 

Also with max tow, you can get the trailer tow mirrors. Without it, theyt can't be ordered unless you put them on afterward like I did.

 

I believe in 2010 you can get the tow mirriors w/o the max tow but with the regular tow package.

 

ge the max that way you wont have to buy helper springs

 

2010 max tow = 475 pounds higher GVWR giving a real payload of 1700+ pounds vs. 1200 pounds. 750 pounds of tongue weight, + (4) 200 pounds guys means you need the max tow package in th 2009+ F-150. Plus you get the 3.73 gear, more likely to hold 6th gear while towing.

 

What about in an F-150 that's mostly a daily driver? I'll be loading up the bed often, but not with heavy items. Only likely towing will be a smallish cargo trailer.

Does the Max Tow package affect the ride noticibly? I don't care about the measly $300 upcharge, but I care if it makes the ride horrible.

 

Max tow gets 4th leaf same as any F150 with 20's. Get max tow.

 

From what I understand the fourth leaf only makes contact when there is enough weight in the bed or on the hitch. I hate the squat look my Expedition has when I tow so to eliminate that is totally worth the $300 to me.

 

Either way the " last lower" leaf is only hit under load. But with 4, you get one more above that thats in play. Clear as mud?
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I'm watching this Max Tow Package closely, and frankly, the Oval is really messed up on what they are doing. There are so many discrepancies between the 2009 and 2010 Order Guides and Sales Brochures it's not funny. I'd be interested in taking advantage of the current high used tuck prices and the current new 2009 incentives if I could get confirmation the Max Tow Package difference between 2009 and 2010 was only a matter of a b-pillar payload label change, which is what it seems to me.

The 2009 Order Guide says "Upgraded Rear Springs" with the Max Tow Package, but the Sales Brochure says nothing. Now, the The 2009 Order Guide says nothing about upgraded rear springs with the Max Tow Package, but the Sales Brochure ther rear springs are upgraded. 99.9% of the order guides and sales brochures have been copied from 2009 to 2010... can it be that hard to tell the real deal? What Icant ignore is the 500 pound jump in GVWR in 2010 on a 157" wheelbase 4X4 Supercrew. That's alot in my book. But, again, if someone could confirm the rear leaf springs are the same (same part number perhaps?) from 2009 to 2010 and the real change was upping the rating and changing the payload sticker, well, then, I'd look at a 2009 today.

 

I think the reason the '10 payload went up is because of the brakes. (12% larger rotor and caliper)

 

The payload on the 2010's only went up with the Max Tow package - not the standard payload trucks. The brakes have nothing to do with it as they were upgraded on all of the 2010 trucks - Max Tow equipped or not.

 

That's not necessarily a valid deduction (that since the payload didn't increase with standard springs the brakes had nothing to do with the payload increase).

The max payload is limited by the most limiting factor. It seems plausible that the springs on the normal tow package are the limiting factor and the brakes on the 2009 max tow package are the limiting factor. Increase the brake capacity and the max tow rating can go up (if you have the springs to match).