jbiersdorfer

I have a 2012 F-150 XLT Crew Cab 4X4 which is stock, but it does have the towing package. When I tow my travel trailer, 22 FT, est. 4,000 lbs. loaded. The truck has plenty of towing power and we can tow 75 MPH easy. What I don't like is the truck suspension is very mush and the truck motions left to right and front to back. I am thinking about adding new shocks and an extra leaf in the rear. Anyone have any experience with this?

XtraLargeTall

First of all, never tow over 65 as that's all that the trailer tires are rated for. Second of all, what was your tongue weight?

Seems odd as when I tow our car trailer with various vehicles it tows really well and it can get up around 8K pounds depending on the vehicle. May need a WDH.

brulaz

Lots of us have upgraded the base F150's suspension for the same reasons. Guess some of us just prefer a stiffer ride, especially when towing.

Shocks like Bilstein, Ranchos and Ford's HD shocks are used to replace the originals.

An extra leaf will change your ride all the time. Roadmaster Active Suspension acts all the time, improving the ride. I understand that Timbrens or Supersprings only stiffen the ride once the rear sags a bit. Air bags can be inflated as needed.

You can also switch out your P rated tires to LT rated to reduce side wall squirm.

Or you can trade in your truck for an F150 with the HD Payload option, which includes all these upgrades plus heavier rear axle and wheels.

And if you are over 500# tongue weight Ford says to use a WDH.

Norotso

My TT comes in at ~6k loaded and have no problems. This season alone we have towed 5500km. What you need to do is invest in is a good WD system.

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SkiSmuggs

I have Bilsteins, SuperSprings for that reason. Still have the P tires but air them up to 44# for towing.

zx12-iowa

My 05 rear shocks were toast at 40k miles. I mean when I removed them I could compress them easily and they would not rebound. So it could be your rear shocks. When I replaced those it made a huge difference.