145 v 157 Wheelbase for Towing
#11
Senior Member
To the OP, I've owned just about every permutation of cab and wheelbase Ford makes, from 117" to 172". Once you get to 145" the rate of return (in terms of stability) diminishes rapidly. The biggest argument I could make for the 157" SCREW is that I personally feel the 5.5' shorty box is nearly useless. Personal opinion, dissenters need not apply.
jp360cj is correct. My truck is max tow, but not HDPP.
jp360cj is correct. My truck is max tow, but not HDPP.
Last edited by PerryB; 06-06-2017 at 06:05 PM.
#12
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Thread Starter
Originally Posted by PerryB
To the OP, I've owned just about every permutation of cab and wheelbase Ford makes, from 117" to 172". Once you get to 145" the rate of return (in terms of stability) diminishes rapidly. The biggest argument I could make for the 157" SCREW is that I personally feel the 5.5' shorty box is nearly useless. Personal opinion, dissenters need not apply.
jp360cj is correct. My truck is max tow, but not HDPP.
jp360cj is correct. My truck is max tow, but not HDPP.
#13
Senior Member
Two Lariat Screws side by side with same options, one a SB the other the LB and LB had 200# more payload. If you look at the payload thread you will find it there as well, one guy has a truck equipped like mine but the 157" WB and he has several hundred pounds more payload than mine.
Yours is without a doubt an HDPP, so can't compare that to the run of the mill trucks out there.
Yours is without a doubt an HDPP, so can't compare that to the run of the mill trucks out there.
GVWR-empty weight=payload. Simple as that. I fly and am constantly calculating payload, so it's a subject near and dear.
2) My truck is NOT HDPP, it's a 6-lug (mentioned in my first post) max tow with a 7700 GVWR. -- That being said, my payload isn't all that great at 1523. The truck is a heavy pig, with the 6.2 and every option known to man.
I'm not picking on you, but I am a stickler for technical correctness.
#14
I didn't look at the year in your sig, just thought it was a 16. Yes, both trucks were 500a, 5.0 with 36 gallon tanks and tow package and 4x4. No other options. The payload in the 6.5 bed was roughly 200# higher. I didn't look at the other tag to see GVWR, just the payload tag. One was black and the other platinum white.
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