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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 12:18 AM
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How much weight can i tow with my 1999 F-150 SuperCab 6.5FT box XLT 5.4l 4R70W 4x4 3.55 stock gears and tow package. also where can i get 3.73 gears just woundering i can ind front gears anywhere. thank

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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 12:59 AM
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it depends lol on what you wanna pull i mean im not sure what ford rates them at but i know that i have towed way more than they say they can most people are scared to tow what i do i know i have had 33,000 behind her in peanuts prolly more than that though thats just the most i have went across scales with i have had some pretty big tractors behind her though so it really depends on what you make it do lol
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by cleeman99
How much weight can i tow with my 1999 F-150 SuperCab 6.5FT box XLT 5.4l 4R70W 4x4 3.55 stock gears and tow package. also where can i get 3.73 gears just woundering i can ind front gears anywhere. thank

I've got an '01 version of the same truck, same specs and mine is rated at 7200lbs.

It pulls my camper without any issues at all.



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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by tfarms
it depends lol on what you wanna pull i mean im not sure what ford rates them at but i know that i have towed way more than they say they can most people are scared to tow what i do i know i have had 33,000 behind her in peanuts prolly more than that though thats just the most i have went across scales with i have had some pretty big tractors behind her though so it really depends on what you make it do lol
how do you stop with 33,000 pounds behind you???
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