Gen2 and Towing - Advice

[KDCane]

I was at my brothers because he bought a new travel trailer and I decided for entertainment purposes I would hook the raptor up and see how much it squat, his trailer is 900lb tongue weight and I was 2” off the bump stops. Lol

Other then that I pull my 24’ Tri Toon with it which is the same as towing a barn and does wiggle but that’s mostly do it the 35’s, my 2015 F150 Platinum with 20’s pulled it with less wiggle.

I would assume that trailer would have a weight distributing hitch. Did you hook that up or just throw it on your hitch?

 

[Pyro3601]

@Jimbo. Towing info link?

 

[MattyRoss]

Hmmmmm figures 2 weeks after I buy my gen2 they would announce some cool stuff for 2019...

 

[cek]

I am a new member to this forum. I own a 2014 Roush Raptor and I just bought a 2018 Gen2 SuperCrew today.

I will fully admit that this is a concrete princess and looks great at Starbucks and is my commuter (50+ miles daily).

Has anyone covered if it will be halfway decent towing a 2016 Malibu 23 LSV about 15-20 miles and if anyone has come up with some modifications to make that any better.

According to Malibu the Boat weighs 5800 + let's say 500lbs of gear.

I know it is not what truck was designed for but has anyone done this or has some input.

I have 2.5 eibach coils with +3 Deavers. My boat is about 5500llbs without trailer. It sags it about 2”. Drives and rides nice. Before the Deavers it would put it 1” from the bump stops. Scary ride.

 

[MattyRoss]

Looks like a awesome setup. I ordered the stage 3 setup from RPG.... I have hooked it up and it tows fine but does sag more than I prefer.

https://www.rpgoffroad.com/product/2017-gen-2-stage-3-rear-suspension-kit/

looks similar to what you have.

 

[KDCane]

I towed this past weekend for the first time. Boat and trailer are 4500 lbs give or take. I'm using a 4 inch drop. Didn't seem to sag one bit.

 

[TXRaptor]

I towed this past weekend for the first time. Boat and trailer are 4500 lbs give or take. I'm using a 4 inch drop. Didn't seem to sag one bit.

How much tongue weight? Most boats are heavier at the back due to the engine(s), so the tongue weight is low compared to other trailers.

 

[KDCane]

How much tongue weight? Most boats are heavier at the back due to the engine(s), so the tongue weight is low compared to other trailers.

Don’t know. My guess is 400-500. I have a spare, two anchors, etc up front. That is also why you don’t need a weight distributing hitch for boats and can usually tow a lot more boat.

Regardless I see an awful lot of people on here and other places with car or toy trailers who overload the tongue and make the rear sag. People need to learn to balance the load in their trailers as well as using the right drop.

 

[Nick11]

A picture is worth a thousand words...

Towing my 27'' Trailer over 4,000km round trip over some of the rough and steep terrain in North America "Alaskan Highway".

 

[TXRaptor]

A picture is worth a thousand words...

Towing my 27'' Trailer over 4,000km round trip over some of the rough and steep terrain in North America "Alaskan Highway".

Did your truck bottom out during your trip?

There are a couple of top-of-leaf solutions which would help.

SuperSprings:
https://www.supersprings.com/shop/ssa28/

Roadmaster Active Suspension:
https://activesuspension.com/

I had the SuperSprings for my Gen 1, but I am looking at the Roadmaster solution for my Gen 2.