MPETE

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I use my truck as a truck A LOT, but I also want to give it a little better stance. I know lowering my truck has the potential to decrease its towing/hauling capacity, but by how much?
I have hauled as much as 1900lbs in my truck stock, I wouldnt expect to be able to haul that much after a drop, but how much am I gonna lose? if I throw a 3/5 drop on my truck, will it still handle 1000lbs in the bed, or will that be pushing my luck?
I understand adding airbags will help with this, but will it bring me back to a max capacity scenario? or just keep me from bottoming out when I have the hypothetical 1000lbs in the bed?


thanks in advance

NORCAL SS

your not getting rid of leaf springs so you can still tow heres the thing. IF you put 1900 pounds in the back of the truck stock height will come down 3 inches. That being said if you did a 5 inch drop you would have to do a c notch orrrr just get helper bags and you will be fine.

MPETE

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ok, so with helper bags on the leafs, as long as the bags are rated to handle the load, the payload capacity of my truck wont change?

NORCAL SS

your not changing leafs so towing does not change. What changes is axle to frame clearance wher ebefore you would have travel left now due to a 5 inch drop its almost axle to frame wiht a big load.

MPETE

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ok thanks.

jbhill

2006 dodge stratus

MPETE

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IN THE BED?????

maxpat82

I tow my 7000lbs toy hauler with about 1000lbs on the tongue + gaz can, rain tire set(motorcycle), 2Kw generator and small BBQ in the bed. (Did it with another 400lbs FZR400 in the bed but won't do for long trip)

I'M sure I'ved hauled 1300 to 1500lbs of construction debris once.

07 FX2 3/5 DJM and AirLift SlamAir helper bag

MPETE

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AWESOME. this is all great news to hear.

jbhill

Haha, no. On my car trailer.