I thought it was a combination of suspension, wheels and tires.. Makes the limited a better way to get your family to the mall but not so good for using the half ton truck as a 3/4 ton tow vehicle...

BTW - max tow does not come with LT tires either...wish it did. Only the HD payload F150 comes with LT tires. Well that and the Raptor.

 

My 2011 6.2 platinum is rated for 11100 it has max tow package with 3.73.

 

and what size wheel ??

 

275/65/R20 goodyear

 

Isn't the limited a AWD system? Suspect it has something to do with that.

 

Its awd or 4wd the awd only works if the front tires lose traction

 

It's AWD, 4 HI and 4 LOW and the AWD activates when the rear tires lose traction. Unless you have a very rare front wheel drive F-150.

The AWD drive system has no bearing on tow rating, it has to be the wheels, I can't seem to find any other info to credit or discredit that claim though. Sucks, if that's the case, I may have to buy new wheels.

 

I don't know if you have read this yet or not. I have a friend with a 2011 Limited and was under the same impression. Everything points to the tire size, but there must be more to it.


https://www.f150forum.com/f38/harley...-rating-86076/

 

Lmao that's what I meant rear tires haha it was a rough night