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Raptor towing good and bad?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bad Company" data-source="post: 14118824" data-attributes="member: 141815"><p>NELCO</p><p></p><p>I borrowed a fairly heavy utility style trailer to tow behind my 2010 SuperCab Raptor with a 6.2L engine. I'd estimate the trailer weight with the car was around 6200 to 6300 Lbs. The truck pulled the trailer effortlessly at speeds up to 75mph on Interstate 95 between Washington DC and southern PA, but I wasn't completely comfortable with the handling characteristics of the combination. To keep tongue weight down and the Raptor from squatting too much in the rear I loaded the car towards the center of the trailer over the trailer axles. This still squatted the rear of the Raptor roughly 2" to 3". The Raptor's extra body roll due to its suspension made me uncomfortable with the idea of making quick maneuvers, if I needed to in an emergency situation with the trailer. In fact it made me uncomfortable in the twisties of the northwest section of I495 around DC at 65mph</p><p></p><p>Now with that said I just picked up a 2014 SuperCrew(4 door) Raptor Friday. This truck has much less body roll in a corner than the 2010 Raptor SuperCab I towed with in the past. I don't know what Ford did different in the suspension of these 2 trucks, but it is a night and day difference both in the ride quality and handling stability of the 2 . If I was going to buy a Raptor and use it for a tow vehicle, make sure you buy the SuperCrew(4 door) model over the shorter wheelbase SuperCab model. It maybe the fact that Ford dialed the suspension in much better over the 4 years since they introduced the Raptor, but the 2014 model inspires much more confidence than my 2010 did at higher speeds when you factor in body roll.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bad Company, post: 14118824, member: 141815"] NELCO I borrowed a fairly heavy utility style trailer to tow behind my 2010 SuperCab Raptor with a 6.2L engine. I'd estimate the trailer weight with the car was around 6200 to 6300 Lbs. The truck pulled the trailer effortlessly at speeds up to 75mph on Interstate 95 between Washington DC and southern PA, but I wasn't completely comfortable with the handling characteristics of the combination. To keep tongue weight down and the Raptor from squatting too much in the rear I loaded the car towards the center of the trailer over the trailer axles. This still squatted the rear of the Raptor roughly 2" to 3". The Raptor's extra body roll due to its suspension made me uncomfortable with the idea of making quick maneuvers, if I needed to in an emergency situation with the trailer. In fact it made me uncomfortable in the twisties of the northwest section of I495 around DC at 65mph Now with that said I just picked up a 2014 SuperCrew(4 door) Raptor Friday. This truck has much less body roll in a corner than the 2010 Raptor SuperCab I towed with in the past. I don't know what Ford did different in the suspension of these 2 trucks, but it is a night and day difference both in the ride quality and handling stability of the 2 . If I was going to buy a Raptor and use it for a tow vehicle, make sure you buy the SuperCrew(4 door) model over the shorter wheelbase SuperCab model. It maybe the fact that Ford dialed the suspension in much better over the 4 years since they introduced the Raptor, but the 2014 model inspires much more confidence than my 2010 did at higher speeds when you factor in body roll. [/QUOTE]
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