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I was being nice....lol......lol....Bernie you bum.....get a dually off the lot....he has plenty of nice trucks....33 nittos on 20's with 5 inches.....nice bern...you ain't pulling that thing to fla. in peace...your going to be all over the road like junk.....lol....wait till ya see what happens....think of this thread when it does ...if you do it...
.....oh you can thank your old lady for all of this
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Originally Posted by czy40p
I am not sure what the boat and trailer weight is, but I would recommend hitting the scale to remove all the guess work. Below is a link that has some specs on your truck. I am not sure if a lift kit and oversize tires are the correct set up for pulling a heavy trailer, but you should know if you are legal. I have always heard 10% on bumper pulls for a tongue weight.
http://www.thedieselstop.com/faq/199...AQ-Hauling.htm
http://www.thedieselstop.com/faq/199...AQ-Hauling.htm
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Originally Posted by berns29scarab
oh shes set-up alright...5.5" fabtec lift, 33" nitto's on 20's, edge programmer, intake, 4" exhaust from turbo back, trans completely re-done, with heavy duty clutches and billet convertor, trans-go tugger kit etc...
The only thing in this post that may help is the trans and
engine mods. Pimp my F250 is NG for towing!
As Byrdman suggests a long wheel base dually would be a better choice for sure.
Good luck
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I have allways heard 10% but I am starting to hear up to 15%.
I had a 1996 3500 dually with the factory hitch, It broke were it bolts to the frame.But the car trailer had a lot of tounge weight 13-14k
I had a 1996 3500 dually with the factory hitch, It broke were it bolts to the frame.But the car trailer had a lot of tounge weight 13-14k
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Originally Posted by berns29scarab
it'll get used 3-5 miles per week, with the occasional long haul. 3-500 miles once or twice a year
"I'm not going far and I'm going to be really careful"
Haven't we heard this before?
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Originally Posted by Strip Poker 388
I have allways heard 10% but I am starting to hear up to 15%.
I had a 1996 3500 dually with the factory hitch, It broke were it bolts to the frame.But the car trailer had a lot of tounge weight 13-14k
I had a 1996 3500 dually with the factory hitch, It broke were it bolts to the frame.But the car trailer had a lot of tounge weight 13-14k
Probably because the factory hitch was rated 5000 tow/500 tongue.
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Originally Posted by berns29scarab
it'll get used 3-5 miles per week, with the occasional long haul. 3-500 miles once or twice a year
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You guys are a little over conservative. any import 8 bolt wheel will be 3200 lb rated as are the factory wheels. They just use more low pressure cast AL to get the strength vs a factory forged wheel. he's got power, built tranny, the edge box detunes if certain parameters are getting close (assuming you got Juice with Atttitude or the later platinum deal.. His tires are only 33's (which fit stock) and on a 20 inch wheel the sidewall squirm is better than most stockers. Wheelbase has to be 140" ish and boat trailer tongues are so long it's easy to handle the trailer rather than have it handle you.
As for the suspension- Fabtech is amongst the best, it's not like home brew lifts of yrs ago and sloppy handling you get with a 40" tire on a 15" wheel with 20 lbs of air so the tread wears even. If the truck handles decent empty it can be setup to tow a 353 just fine. Most of the horror stories are from booty fab suspensions that handle like chit hauling potato chips.
The E rated thing is silly two, most are the same actual two plies as most D tires in the sidewall- it's more about the max load capacity. Most larger D's carry as much or more than stockish E's.
As for the suspension- Fabtech is amongst the best, it's not like home brew lifts of yrs ago and sloppy handling you get with a 40" tire on a 15" wheel with 20 lbs of air so the tread wears even. If the truck handles decent empty it can be setup to tow a 353 just fine. Most of the horror stories are from booty fab suspensions that handle like chit hauling potato chips.
The E rated thing is silly two, most are the same actual two plies as most D tires in the sidewall- it's more about the max load capacity. Most larger D's carry as much or more than stockish E's.
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