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<blockquote data-quote="Troublemaker" data-source="post: 833953" data-attributes="member: 17274"><p>There seems to be a lot of debate in this thread, which is leading to great information. We are looking into purchasing a travel trailer and need a tow vehicle. The vehicle will probably only tow about 200 miles a year as the camping resort is close and the camper will park there 99% of the time.</p><p></p><p> As we were looking at trucks for my wife, she fell in love with a Crew Cab Raptor. The complete trailer will be about 7000lbs so even with occupants and luggage we should still fall barely under the Maximum tow weight. The truck will tow less than 1% of its life, but still needs to be able to do so. She doesn't want to live with a 3/4 or 1 ton day to day so it isn't an option. </p><p></p><p> What exactly leads to the lower tow rating on the Raptors compared to other F150s? The running gear looks to be identical as well as the brakes, which leads me to think it's purely in the rear spring rate. That's easily taken car of, but is there anything else that still makes the tow rating that much lower?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Troublemaker, post: 833953, member: 17274"] There seems to be a lot of debate in this thread, which is leading to great information. We are looking into purchasing a travel trailer and need a tow vehicle. The vehicle will probably only tow about 200 miles a year as the camping resort is close and the camper will park there 99% of the time. As we were looking at trucks for my wife, she fell in love with a Crew Cab Raptor. The complete trailer will be about 7000lbs so even with occupants and luggage we should still fall barely under the Maximum tow weight. The truck will tow less than 1% of its life, but still needs to be able to do so. She doesn't want to live with a 3/4 or 1 ton day to day so it isn't an option. What exactly leads to the lower tow rating on the Raptors compared to other F150s? The running gear looks to be identical as well as the brakes, which leads me to think it's purely in the rear spring rate. That's easily taken car of, but is there anything else that still makes the tow rating that much lower? [/QUOTE]
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