I have an F-150 4X4, 5.4 (lot O Miles) fresh tranny and a tow package. I just bought a 23 ft Toy Hauler (6300lbs). Planning on a new Engine, what else would you all suggest other than a new truck.
Dave

 

ProCharger?

 

I was thinking of ordering a lightning long block, and add to suspention. what about the tranny? it was rebuilt 10K ago but to factory spec, is there something i should do their?

 

Sell your truck. Take that money plus the money you'd spend on upgrades and buy a used PSD. Toy haulers + 1/2 ton don't mix well.

 

Yeah, you can add all the power and suspension stuff you can buy, but it'll still be a '1/2 ton' truck...... Meaning, you will still have the same weight limits as it does now......

If #6300 is the trailers "dry" weight, when it's loaded up, it'll be at least #7300 and with it being a toy hauler, it'll probably be a lot more....

You'll max out your trucks ratings at around #7000 "wet" trailer weight for the most part. Then, you'll just be stressing out the trucks drive train... Sure, it'll tow it, but I don't think you'll be satisfied with it's performance and it won't be like towing it with a stock F350.....

Good luck!

Mitch

 

That 6300lbs on your toy-hauler is the total max that the trailer with gear can weigh after it's loaded. If you weigh it and stay near the 6300lbs then you would be fine with the tranny you have. The mods I have were done by a shop and cost me $8000+/- over the last 2 years because the whole top end has been rebuilt including water pump radiator all belts and hoses lifters timing gears and chains inserts in all sparkplug holes valve job etc. The tranny is stock and works perfectly with the 4.56 gears. My truck is rated at 12200lbs GCVW. I tow a 2 horse gooseneck and had the whole mess weighed at a CAT scale last month including horses it was 12400lbs. On the steep hills where the semi's are down to 35 I use 2nd and follow along with ease and no heating problems. The rest of the time the cruise is on 55 and it pulls all the hills. All the parts (not the ECM at $500) were $3000+/-. Towed 1098 miles round trip from San Diego to StGeorge Utah last month and bought 102.8 gal = 10.7 mpg with mountains and high winds. The little pony puller just ran like a clock averaging 50 mph between gas stations. Love that ScanGauge, it tells me everything. The best part of this whole expensive endeavor is when the trailer is unhooked. Now I'm sitting at a signal with a mean cam-induced lope that rocks the truck and pushes it thru the brakes with every surge, that 230rwhp is connected to the wheels with 4.56 gears and will rip the doors off anything stock up to about 65mph then I just quit cause I've had my fun. Try that in your F350?!