Jassman

I tow all the time with out issue. The important thing is all about the set up. Carli is awesome...but so is Icon and I have Pure Performance 6" lift. I have dual stage 2.5 adj. shocks in the front and 2.0 adj. in rear. I also have air bags. It rides excellent...and looks good...to me. The softer front and rear leaf springs from these companies make the ride better, and then add premium shocks along with numerous front end improvements makes them ride stock or slightly softer.

Mentalpause

Gorgeous truck. Where's the boat you are sportin' these days?

davidmercury

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speicher lane

That is simply Badass (Skater and truck)!... Your 36 looks like a 46 on the trailer behind the LTZ in the pic

Rudder Chaos

Hey All, I am new to this forum and need to get some advice. My wife is pissed off at me because she is the one that tows our boat while I drive the RV. She did not want me to lift the truck since it tows fine..... smh.. I have a 2008 Ford f250 turbo diesel, and I just added a 6 inch lift kit, 20 inch rims on 35's. We tow a 30 foot Chaparral with twin 350's deep haul boat on a tipple axle trailer, very heavy on the back end, wide load. The boat and trailer together is about 12,000 pounds, and we are getting some serious sway since I lifted the truck. I have a drop hitch that can tow up to 18 thousand pounds. I am wondering if anyone has some advice on what I can do. I am adding a bigger sway bar on the truck along with steering dampeners, but I am wondering if I should change to a weight distribution hitch.

Sydwayz

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The only way a WD hitch works best with a boat trailer is if you have Electric over Hydraulic brakes. You can do it on a boat trailer, but Surge Brakes are compromised a bit a WD hitch. I have personal experience in this arena.

Which lift/setup did you put on the truck? How much is it squatting? Does the truck have helper airbags? If the rig towed fine before, I don't think a WD hitch is your answer. Be sure to increase the air pressure in the tires to the inflation specs on the truck (door jamb) when towing. (Then back it down for comfort for times when you are not towing for ride comfort.) The steering dampeners and sway bar, should make a difference, but if the truck is squatting that's going to be a problem.

Rudder Chaos

Sydwayz, I added the Flash E Series HD Adjustable 2-Ball Mount - 2-1/2" Hitch - 10" Drop, 10" Rise - 18K. I also have Airbag, which I ran at 45 psi, but seems like it was more stable when I drop it down to 20psi. the max 35 go up to 80 psi, I ran them 75 on the rear and 70 on the front. I am going to add steering dampeners and a Hellwig front and rear sway bar to the truck and see if it helps. I am wondering if there is anything else people are doing to their lifted trucks so they can tow without having serious sway. I am considering adding torkLift lower overload spring instead of the bags.