What do you pull your Axis with?

vanamp · **Joined:** Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:02 am **Posts:** 272

idahosurf wrote:

2010 Nissan Titan 5.6L w/ the bigger gear package (3.36 I believe?) I haven't towed the Axis yet but it did pretty well towing our Tige 23V. Tige is just over 7000lbs with trailer, full fuel tank and gear. It does struggle in the mountains but we have steep inclines. Should do a lot better towing the A22. My next truck will be a F150 Ecoboost or the new Titan with the 5.0L Cummins (after they work out the bugs)

Here is my post from the first page

there isn't a 3/4 ton Nissan truck, Just half tons. Check out Titantalk for all the info you can handle. Pretty crappy fuel mileage but it's a truck. I originally wanted an F150 but found a 2010 Titan for 10k less than comparably equipped F150s. That buys a lot of fuel :lol:

Opps! not sure how I missed that...Thanks for the info.

elc · **Posted:** Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:54 pm

x_40oz wrote:

elc wrote:

Thanks for the feedback. I hope that the 5.3 Tahoe was bad because of gear ratio not the 5.3 itself. I have pretty much made my mind up that I want a 2003-2006 5.3 silverado/sierra as my new tow vehicle. Drove a few dif trucks and really like the ride and handling of these modles. I will be towing my A22 150miles max one way once twice a year over mostly flat ground. The rest of time is quick trips to the ramp.

It was the transmission and the 5.3 would struggle up long grades. The trans would get hot every time I towed (yes, I added an external cooler). I probably towed around 7-10k miles before GM fixed a bunch of drive train stuff under warranty. The tahoe would have been perfect for piling peeps in and quick trips to the ramp.

Walter · **Posted:** Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:06 pm

Mine would downshift into 2nd gear and tach 5k trying to maintain speed on an incline so I upgraded before I was forced to, trans never overheated though but it will make you nervous

RonN · **Posted:** Tue Feb 11, 2014 7:04 pm

vanamp wrote:

idahosurf wrote:

2010 Nissan Titan 5.6L w/ the bigger gear package (3.36 I believe?) I haven't towed the Axis yet but it did pretty well towing our Tige 23V. Tige is just over 7000lbs with trailer, full fuel tank and gear. It does struggle in the mountains but we have steep inclines. Should do a lot better towing the A22. My next truck will be a F150 Ecoboost or the new Titan with the 5.0L Cummins (after they work out the bugs)

Here is my post from the first page

there isn't a 3/4 ton Nissan truck, Just half tons. Check out Titantalk for all the info you can handle. Pretty crappy fuel mileage but it's a truck. I originally wanted an F150 but found a 2010 Titan for 10k less than comparably equipped F150s. That buys a lot of fuel :lol:

Opps! not sure how I missed that...Thanks for the info.

I had an 08 Titan 4x4 before I upgraded to the new Ford. I've towed a 20' I/O, 04 Centurion and my now A22 all with the Titan. It tows great, but definitely bad gas mileage. I got around 6-8 mpg on the highway while towing the A22. Do have to mention it had a stageII 6" lift and 35" Trail Grapplers on it.

idahosurf · **Posted:** Tue Feb 11, 2014 7:54 pm

RonN wrote:

I had an 08 Titan 4x4 before I upgraded to the new Ford. I've towed a 20' I/O, 04 Centurion and my now A22 all with the Titan. It tows great, but definitely bad gas mileage. I got around 6-8 mpg on the highway while towing the A22. Do have to mention it had a stageII 6" lift and 35" Trail Grapplers on it.

I am shocked you could get 6-8 mpg with that setup :lol:

Bet it looked sweet though

x_40oz · **Joined:** Mon Aug 05, 2013 4:48 am **Posts:** 270

Okay, so i was sold on a Sierra with 5.3, but then drove a 2006 F150 FX4 with 5.4 and liked the layout of the interior and the space. Anyone towing with one of these? If so how she holding up? what you think about the mpg? This one had level kit and 34". was pretty nice I must say.

dezul · **Posted:** Tue Feb 11, 2014 9:15 pm

x_40oz wrote:

Okay, so i was sold on a Sierra with 5.3, but then drove a 2006 F150 FX4 with 5.4 and liked the layout of the interior and the space. Anyone towing with one of these? If so how she holding up? what you think about the mpg? This one had level kit and 34". was pretty nice I must say.

I am not sure what years it was, but somewhere in the mid 2000's the 5.4L were horrible engines and needed major work when they hit 140, 000 miles. The best thing to do is research some truck forums. The only reason I know this was cause we just bought my little brother his first vehicle and noticed a lot of the mid 2000's had rebuilt engines. Dont take my word as fact. Just something I heard from a Ford guy.

idahosurf · **Posted:** Tue Feb 11, 2014 9:40 pm

dezul wrote:

x_40oz wrote:

Okay, so i was sold on a Sierra with 5.3, but then drove a 2006 F150 FX4 with 5.4 and liked the layout of the interior and the space. Anyone towing with one of these? If so how she holding up? what you think about the mpg? This one had level kit and 34". was pretty nice I must say.

I am not sure what years it was, but somewhere in the mid 2000's the 5.4L were horrible engines and needed major work when they hit 140, 000 miles. The best thing to do is research some truck forums. The only reason I know this was cause we just bought my little brother his first vehicle and noticed a lot of the mid 2000's had rebuilt engines. Dont take my word as fact. Just something I heard from a Ford guy.

Dezul is correct the 5.4 triton had some serious issues from 2004 to 2006. I owned a 2005 and found this out the hard way. The biggest issues that I am aware of are 1) the injectors stick open and flood the cylinder which in turn will cause the catalytic converter to melt when the raw fuel hits it. Had this happen three separate times. Ford will not authorize the dealers to replace all the injectors. Only the ones that fail. Which leaves the others to fail later. They do have a replacement program to cover the vehicle until 120k miles I believe. Getting a dealer to diagnose and replace can be a pain in the azz. 2) They also have issues with their spark plugs seizing in the block. When you go to replace them there is a specific process to follow. I don't think this is nearly as big a problem as the injectors. Check out www.f150forum.com or search a specific year and problems.
Having said all that I did enjoy the roomy interior. I towed a 7500lb travel trailer and it did well. The suspension is set up nicely for towing. I would get about 14mpg with a leveling kit and 33s. Not sure about mpg while towing. I was always afraid to look. If you are looking for a used f150 I would start with 2007 and up.

x_40oz · **Joined:** Mon Aug 05, 2013 4:48 am **Posts:** 270

Thanks for that feedback. Very imformative.

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