6" Lift - What happens to Towing??

[SoulFish]

How does the 6" suspension lift effect towing?

I tow a 24' 7,000lb boat. Right now it tows fine the rear sags alittle when the tong hitch is on, but I cant complain. Anyone tow heavy loads with this lift? If so how far do you tow, how long are the towing periods?

[DStewart]

From what I understand if you use the blocks to lift the rear you can still have airbags in the rear. That would help with the sagging.

[ptgarcia]

Originally Posted by SoulFish

How does the 6" suspension lift effect towing?

I tow a 24' 7,000lb boat. Right now it tows fine the rear sags alittle when the tong hitch is on, but I cant complain. Anyone tow heavy loads with this lift? If so how far do you tow, how long are the towing periods?

If you run 35" tires (I'm sure you are) you will lose pulling power. The 35's are taller and heavier with a larger contact patch. All this adds up to more rolling resistance. The bigger diameter also affects the final drive ratio, giving the feeling you are running taller gears in the differential. So you will feel a difference.

As far as capacities go, nothing should change, however you will be heavier, thus lowering you cargo carrying capacity. Also, be careful if you use lift blocks in the rear. Most are cast aluminum and may not react well to a heavy load, but Im guessing your boat probably only has a 700 lb or so tongue weight.

To help with the sagging rear look into Air Lift airbags or Timbren Aeon convoluted rubber springs. I have the Timbrens on my crew cab and they made a difference when pulling my 8000 lb trailer. They also helped smooth the ride over bumpy roads.

Good luck!

[Calhoun687]

I have found with 35's the shift points are different it seems to hang up in the lower gear and i have release off the gas to get it to shift ro lower gear
also you will not register about 10% for example for every 10 miles shown on the odometer it is actually 11 miles and you are going 3 miles and hour faster than the speedo
I was checking it with my GPS