Trailer Towing Table (4X4 Manual Transmission) - Ford Explorer 1998 Owner's Manual

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Trailer towing table (4x4 manual transmission)

GCWR (Gross Combined Weight Rating)/Trailer weights
Rear
Engine axle
ratio
4.0L EFI 3.27
4.0L EFI 3.55
4.0L EFI 3.73
4.0L EFI 3.55
4.0L EFI 3.73
Notes: - For high altitude operation, reduce GCW by 2% per 300
meters (1 800 ft) elevation. For definitions of terms used in this table
and instructions on how to calculate your vehicle load, refer to Vehicle
loading in this chapter. Maximum trailer weights shown. The combined
weight of the completed towing vehicle and the loaded trailer must not
exceed the GCWR.
Towing a trailer over 907 kg (2 000 lbs.) requires a weight distributing
hitch.
128
Maximum
GCWR-kg
(lbs.)
2-door
2 721 (6 000)
2 948 (6 500) 0-1 089 (0-2 420)
3 175 (7 000) 0-1 325 (0-2 920)
4-door
2 948 (6 500)
3 175 (7 000) 0-1 225 (0-2 700)
Trailer weight
range-kg (lbs.)
(0-Maximum)
0-871 (0-1 920)
0-998 (0-2 200)
Maximum
frontal area of
2 2
trailer-m (ft
4.64 (50)
4.64 (50)
4.64 (50)
4.64 (50)
4.64 (50)
)