Gear ratio by VIN? help!

[shmuck2002]

Hey guys, I have a '01 F150 SuperCrew 5.4L, and according to my car's manual, it should have a tow rating of 8,000 lbs., and i know that this rating can be skewed quite a bit depending on the rear gear set. How can I be sure what my rear gear ratio is? i did some snooping around online to see if it could be decoded out of the VIN, but came up empty handed. any thoughts?

Joe

 

[Lowell]

You should be able to take it to any Ford dealer and they can tell you just how it came from the factory.

I recently took mu Dodge into an out of state Dodge dealer and they pulled up all the details on engine and drive train.

Jake

 

[John From Detroit]

Though the transmission MAY be encoded into the vin the rear end is not (I have a bit of expierence with vins)

As someone else said, go to a dealer, or write ford customer assistance

Here is a URL you might use FORD

 

[Karl]

Joe,

Simple. Go HERE and look it up.