Why 8,200 lbs tow?

[Rapturd]

FINALLY got a TRUE, removable towing solution..(see pics)

Let me start by saying, YES, we tow with our Raptor.....A LOT. We've towed over 40,000 miles worth over the last few years. Spare me the "Why did you buy a Raptor to tow with it to begin with" bit. If you wanna hate, go somewhere else. It's simple, we tow our trailer to places where having a...

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I saw that guy before, didn't know he had account on here. My family and I are basically living full time the same way out of that same 23ft airstream he has. I was going to get those rear shock setups but decided to just build full suspension from svc (still waiting). He used to tow it with a gen 1 scab too if I recall. Bottom line, yes raptor can tow within reason and looks good doing it. I get people talking to me about the setup regularly.

 

[Skawty2Hawty]

Ok,I realize I'm the newbie, and I haven't read every single reply,but from what I saw,you guys are all dancing around one of the major factors to the reason for why towing sucks. These tires are designed for off-road use, so they have a lot of flex in the sidewalls. Now this isn't going to fix it completely, but if you're gonna haul trailer for some distance, try bolting on a wheel/tire combo from a trim level that has a higher tow rating. I'm willing to bet that fixes a fair amount of *** dragging. If someone has already tried it, please tell me.

 

[EricM]

Ok,I realize I'm the newbie, and I haven't read every single reply,but from what I saw,you guys are all dancing around one of the major factors to the reason for why towing sucks. These tires are designed for off-road use, so they have a lot of flex in the sidewalls. Now this isn't going to fix it completely, but if you're gonna haul trailer for some distance, try bolting on a wheel/tire combo from a trim level that has a higher tow rating. I'm willing to bet that fixes a fair amount of *** dragging. If someone has already tried it, please tell me.

Problem is, NOTHING will legally increase the tow or payload ratings. The number on the yellow sticker is the number- for all of time.

If you choose to exceed the rated towing or payload capacity of your truck- all bets are off. You can install semi-tires and dump truck leaf springs and pull 30,000 lbs around all day if you want, but you cannot do it legally.

 

[GordoJay]

Ok,I realize I'm the newbie, and I haven't read every single reply,but from what I saw,you guys are all dancing around one of the major factors to the reason for why towing sucks. These tires are designed for off-road use, so they have a lot of flex in the sidewalls. Now this isn't going to fix it completely, but if you're gonna haul trailer for some distance, try bolting on a wheel/tire combo from a trim level that has a higher tow rating. I'm willing to bet that fixes a fair amount of *** dragging. If someone has already tried it, please tell me.

I put a little over 500lb of gravel in mine and the back dropped 2.5". I didn't notice any change in the sidewall flex.

 

[Skawty2Hawty]

I never said anything about increasing the tow or payload rating, I said a better tire/wheel combo would help level it out, and ride better while towing. I'm not talking about 500lbs of anything, if your truck can't handle that, there is something seriously wrong. For example, replacing the 315/70R17s which carry a 113 load rating(just under 3,000lbs per tire) try a 295/65R20 which has a 129 load rating (just over 4,000/tire), a whole lot less squat n' sway under load.

 

[EricM]

Nearly everyone swaps to an E rated AT tire after the stockers wear out. My truck has towed everything I've pulled with it just fine. No squatting, no sway or bouncing. No longer on stock tires either.