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the true statement is anything over 8" is impractial. the higher your truck sits the lower your weight capasity is. (why do you think 2 wheel peel duallys sit so low) and have a higher load capasity than a standerd 4x4. bottom line is im not saying a truck with 8" of lift cant pull as much as a stock truck im saying it shouldnt.:c:
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Originally Posted by fordornothing
(Post 731426)
IMO. after 4 inch lifts. the truck is impracticle for any thing but saying hey, look what i got. my buddy has a 95 ford dually with a 4 inch lift and it looks awesome but any weight in the bed or on a trailer. it just drops.
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Originally Posted by ttam07
(Post 731645)
then your buddy needs better shocks who does he go through right now cuz if its skyjacker or high rize i suggest new ones right off the bat they look good yes but are not sturdy enough for the daily rigours of anything except daily driving i wou say go with either bilsteins or procomp mx6 adjustables some people also swear by rancho
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Shocks have nothing to do with the load capacity...
Shocks will not keep the rear end from dropping... well said i would rather have a look what i can do truck than a look at me truck.:rocking: |
Originally Posted by dieseldude03
(Post 731886)
I agree. I won't even put a leveling kit on my truck for that reason. I mean, leveled and slightly lifted trucks look GREAT, till they are actually used as a truck. The nose up, ass down look while towing a tiny trailer or something like a quad in the bed just screams "look at my gutless turd!" At least it does to me.
OK. Carry on.:c: Is this less? http://inlinethumb53.webshots.com/21...600x600Q85.jpg http://inlinethumb04.webshots.com/42...600x600Q85.jpg http://inlinethumb44.webshots.com/43...600x600Q85.jpg http://inlinethumb38.webshots.com/44...600x600Q85.jpg Would not have it any other way... Stock trucks suck for towing... |
joe why is there soot all over your trailer lol
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Originally Posted by jakobengland
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Shocks have nothing to do with the load capacity...
Shocks will not keep the rear end from dropping... well said i would rather have a look what i can do truck than a look at me truck.:rocking: |
I believe your truck would be the exception, not the rule (looks good by the way). MOST suspension kits set the truck dead level when unloaded. When a load is then placed in the bed or on the hitch, the suspension drops and the truck goes nose-up.
Besides. I never said a lifted truck couldn't carry as much as a non-lifted truck could. What I should have said was, "I don't like the looks of a squatted truck carrying a minimal load that 90% of the lifted trucks I see are doing". Not to mention, it's a good way to grab the attention of all the stinkin' PUCO officers and their mobile scales. Quickest way to get pulled over in a pick-up while pulling a trailer is to just LOOK heavy. At least here in Ohio.:td: |
ive got a 6" lift on my 250 and i can throw 2500lb of feed in the bed and squat the same amount as a stock light truck. my only thing when pulling behind a lifted truck is that the trailers seem less stable and i feel like im being pulled left or right a little more than i do in a stock truck. personally i wouldnt pull a goose neck behind my truck just because the trailer would sit at a bad angle but when it comes to bumper pulls ill hook up to anything and have it squat a little.
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ive got a 4 inch lift on my truck now and it actually rides better when im towing somthing over 5,000lbs
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