Whos towing larger boat with Lifted Truck???
09-12-2014, 08:36 PM
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heres my first duramax, 8" lift, air bags, and 35's... towed like a DREAM. airbags are a BIG help with single wheel trucks,
this was my lifted cummins i had... granted it was built for racing... it towed like ****... it was an 6 or 8" lift.. cant remember on 37's...
heres my new rig. tows BEAUTIFUL but i hate the cruise control, it always down shifts and up shifts and revs out. but i also have water meth injection too so that makes it worse...
i catch alot of hate, but i would rather tow with a lifted rig cause it makes the load feel smaller...
i hate the rockstars im buying alcoas so if anyone wants a set of rockstars hit me up!!
this was my lifted cummins i had... granted it was built for racing... it towed like ****... it was an 6 or 8" lift.. cant remember on 37's...
heres my new rig. tows BEAUTIFUL but i hate the cruise control, it always down shifts and up shifts and revs out. but i also have water meth injection too so that makes it worse...
i catch alot of hate, but i would rather tow with a lifted rig cause it makes the load feel smaller...
i hate the rockstars im buying alcoas so if anyone wants a set of rockstars hit me up!!
09-13-2014, 07:57 AM
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09-17-2014, 07:37 AM
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Old set up 8" lift and 37's and new set up putting small lift and 35's on the new one next week. Through my old Harley in there 07 8" on 38's. Towed many miles with all these trucks air bags helps tremendous.
09-19-2014, 07:49 AM
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While I don't tow a big boat (27 fastech) I do tow it with a VERY lifted 7.3 F250. Its on 37's and 12" of lift. Like others have said, had to make a custom drop hitch (which you better overbuild, I bent the first one) to make it all work. The key is gearing and getting the powerband just right. My truck has 3.73's and needs 4.10's. Not a huge gear change at all, but just enough so it could hold overdrive better around 60-65ish. Mine also isn't turned up much, which also may make it better. Also, consider adding an aftermarket larger trans cooler, because lifted trucks put more strain (AKA heat) in the drivetrain and heat will kill an automatic transmission.
