Looking for real opinions from people who have owned or driven both. Currently I have an 03 f150 supercrew 4wd 5.4. We recently bought a 15' Nash camping trailer that weighs about 3,000# empty, maybe 3,500-3,800 loaded. On our first trip we did about 1,000 miles in Northern Ca and Oregon. The truck did OK but in the mountains where it is usually twisty and the speeds are 30-50 mph, the gap between second and third is too much and is annoying. Looking at an 09 or newer f150 with the 6r80 trans. the gear spacing is much closer.
6R80- 4.17 - 2.33 - 1.52 - 1.14 - .86 - .69
4R75- 2.84 - 1.55 - 1.00 - .70
The other Trucks I've been looking at are an 05-10 f250 v10 with the 5r110 trans. or an 02-10 f250 5.4 or v10 with the 6 speed manual trans. but those are hard to find. Might even look at Chevy/Gmc with the 6.0, I had a 2000 2wd 1500 silverado with a 5.3 and it was a very reliable truck. Probably not interested in a diesel unless I found a smoking deal on a 7.3 or Dodge 5.9 with a manual trans. but that is unlikely. I had a very clean low mile 02 f350 7.3 with the auto but didn't like the 7.3 with the 4r100.
Right now I'm only putting about 5,000 miles a year, no commuting just normal running around, hauling a dirtbike and pulling the camp trailer 5-8 times a year.
6R80- 4.17 - 2.33 - 1.52 - 1.14 - .86 - .69
4R75- 2.84 - 1.55 - 1.00 - .70
The other Trucks I've been looking at are an 05-10 f250 v10 with the 5r110 trans. or an 02-10 f250 5.4 or v10 with the 6 speed manual trans. but those are hard to find. Might even look at Chevy/Gmc with the 6.0, I had a 2000 2wd 1500 silverado with a 5.3 and it was a very reliable truck. Probably not interested in a diesel unless I found a smoking deal on a 7.3 or Dodge 5.9 with a manual trans. but that is unlikely. I had a very clean low mile 02 f350 7.3 with the auto but didn't like the 7.3 with the 4r100.
Right now I'm only putting about 5,000 miles a year, no commuting just normal running around, hauling a dirtbike and pulling the camp trailer 5-8 times a year.
