I flat towed my '65 Mustang (around 2800 lbs) using my CJ-7 no problem. Fan of flat towing vs squirrelly trailers. Although flat tow won't cut it, if you're rally car has messed up wheel or severe misalignment.
Suspension, wheelbase, center of gravity, etc. Unfortunately all things you cannot change. The Raptor is plagued with a similar issue. Standard F150 can tow up to 12,000 the Raptor 8200.
Something to keep in mind when towing. I used to own a wholesale food business And switched over from using a box truck to a 3500 dually pick up truck to tow my 12000+ pound trailer. After a few years of other wholesale guys seeing my set up they also switched to save money. Now here is where the problem starts. There was a few guys who tried saving money by buying 1/2 ton trucks that were under rated for their max tow loads. Their rational was that most of the time they would not be exceeding their max tow rating. All went well until one day one of them had a serious accident. After the insurance and police investigated they determined that the truck was towing way above it’s safe factory tow rating. So their own insurance company wouldn’t pay for damages and the other people in the accident were able to sue him, basically ruined him financially! Wish I could say this was an isolated incident but over 20 years I’ve been in the business I saw it happen many times. Personally I plan on having a large towable boat and will pick up a beater pick up truck just for that purpose
FYI I have a few hundred thousand miles of towing experience and will never put anything behind my bronco that weighs over 3000 pounds.
"Well, would you look at that. That looks JUST like our trailer!"
Rear suspension does seem to be the culprit. Should be able to upgrade to stiffer rear coils and Timbren or SumoSpring will develop a bumpstop that absorbs the trailering needs. And upgrade to a ClassIII hitch.
It's just a matter of physics. Short wheelbase + high hitchpoint + soft spring rates don't equate to prime towing conditions. That's why the tow rating is low compared to the Ranger. Too much weight and highway speeds will teach you to pucker in ways you never have before. But it'll be great and maneuverable for moving the boat around the yard or maybe dropping it in the lake nearby. Other than that get a bigger rig if you really need to tow something.
Technically you can change all that if you wanted.
Raptor has a different frame than the F150. Front suspension is not interchangeable. If you were going to the trouble to change everything why buy it in the first place?
I don't care, you could put the Raptor cab on the normal '150 frame. My point is is the door sticker (which also has the VIN on it) is what mandates the GVWR at the consumer level.
Wonder if Yakima makes a hitch rack that can carry 3500 pounds worth of mountain bikes.
