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Thanks for the info. Agreed, tongue weight is certainly a major factor with the Bronco whether it be 2.3 or 2.7...the suspension is just too soft. With my side x side fully forward on the trailer I was roughly 350lb tongue weight which severely squatted the rear of the Bronco to the point that handling most certainly would have been affected. Once I repositioned the SxS back about 12" I got the tongue weight down to roughly 250lb and all was good.
EDIT: I am using a 12" hitch extension to get out beyond the spare. W/O the hitch extension the 350lb tongue weight probably would have been fine.
Yup that's generally agreed upon.A bunch of fraidy-cats on here.
Get a load balancing hitch, the Ford accessory brake controller (you'll need the factory option tow package), and manage the loaded weight and absolutely you can pull a Basecamp.
The 7MT manufacturer specs said you could tow up to something like 10000 lbs, so that isn't the limiting factor, nor is the 2.3 because the Ranger can tow more. So your rear springs and the hitch receiver itself are the limiters to 3500lbs.
I view the blanket language about "driving performance" as a general FYI, and not to be taken as a rule that you must reduce your loads. This is because, as mentioned above, the actual limiting factors to towing capability are not related to the drivetrain.Factors not previously discussed above:
- Ford states for the Bronco that 'Your vehicle may have reduced performance when operating at high altitudes and when heavily loaded or towing a trailer. While driving at elevation, in order to match driving performance as perceived at sea level, reduce GVWs and GCWs by 2% per 1,000 ft. elevation.' (Reference: https://www.ford.com/cmslibs/conten.../pdf/guides/21Towing_Ford_Bronco_r2_Jun24.pdf)
- Weight of people/stuff to be loaded in the Bronco itself: Unknown. This too will add to the stress upon the engine / transmission.
Also for his Badlands yes the load in the vehicle will quite possibly govern, but keep in mind that lighter trims have plenty of room in their GCWR and GVWR even with a trailer hooked on that's loaded to maximum allowable weights.
Yes this is also an issue, although similar to the language around elevation it does not actually say that you cannot exceed it, only that exceeding it may reduce performance. Now let's compare it to the Ranger with and without tow package and decipher the meanings there.Just looked up the specs, Because it was the real limiting factor when I was looking at travel trailers to go behind my Gladiator.... Frontal Area is the real problem... The BEST with the Bronco is 30sqft...
The Base Camp has a frontal area over 50sqft..
It's like having a drag parachute attached to the back, Although I'm sure the shape of the trailer helps some..
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