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heydustin 10-27-2017 06:11 PM

F150 to f250
 
Traded In my hobby truck for a new truck in jan. Wondering what's everyone doing would like to lift it like my other and 37s
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acadianbob 10-31-2017 08:38 AM

If you bought your SD to actually do some work, like towing and hauling, lifting your truck is going to be very detrimental to its functionality.

AricsFX 10-31-2017 02:45 PM


Originally Posted by acadianbob (Post 5527746)
If you bought your SD to actually do some work, like towing and hauling, lifting your truck is going to be very detrimental to its functionality.

very, very wrong. My SD tows like a freight train with 37s on a 6 inch lift.

heydustin 10-31-2017 05:01 PM

i always tow... live up north canada lol camping whit TT or hauling my flat bed with toys. with my f150 no issues

Braggs 11-01-2017 04:30 PM

I'm with acadianbob here. Lifting a truck meant for work just complicates things even more. Say goodbye to using gooseneck and 5th wheels. Say hello to extra work lifting things into the bed.

But whatever you like...

AricsFX 11-01-2017 09:20 PM

Again, wrong. My gooseneck is still usable, and my truck has a 6 inch lift. Most good trailers have adjustable necks.

5.0GN tow 11-01-2017 09:41 PM


Originally Posted by AricsFX (Post 5530027)
Again, wrong. My gooseneck is still usable, and my truck has a 6 inch lift. Most good trailers have adjustable necks.

Yes but adjusting the neck longer can end up with the nose either high or the trailer level and the walls of your bed too close to the frame of the hitch to have good clearance going in and out of curb cuts etc while turning. See this all the time with horse trailers.

AricsFX 11-01-2017 11:10 PM

Luckily I’m not towing horses, ever. Lol.


The whole notion of lifting a truck ruins the towing performance is mostly just ignorance with no experience. I’ve never owned a truck that stayed at stock height, and they’ve all towed my heavy wakeboard boats over the years. No issues.

PerryB 11-03-2017 05:40 PM

A truck with any significant lift is worthless for towing a 5th or gooseneck unless you lift the trailer accordingly. I have no idea what Ford was thinking with the new Superduties, but they WILL lose market share in that area.

5.0GN tow 11-04-2017 04:51 AM


Originally Posted by PerryB (Post 5532183)
A truck with any significant lift is worthless for towing a 5th or gooseneck unless you lift the trailer accordingly. I have no idea what Ford was thinking with the new Superduties, but they WILL lose market share in that area.

That is the reason I bought a 16 vs 17! Ford was the only holdout up to 16, the GM twins and the Rams were already higher bed and wall height and causing issues for GN horse trailers. The biggest problems were rear tire blow outs due to nose high trailers overloading the rear axles. The high bed walls keep guys from lowering the nose at the coupler shank because there is not enough clearance there if they do.


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