Tow Vehicle

[Surf Wagon]

Finally made the jump to a diesel. I didn’t know what I was missing (well actually I did). Never again will I own a gas truck. Too bad boating season is coming to an end in Ohio. I am looking forward to towing as much as boating now!




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Congrats on the new ride

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[Prospersigman]

I am not a GM guy, but that is a great looking 3/4 ton!! I think the Chevy front end is so much cooler looking than the front end on the GMC 2500. My buddy bought a new GMC AT4 2500, but I like the looks of the Chevy better.

Congrats, now you can look down on those 1/2 gasers.

[jcarter20]

I am not a GM guy, but that is a great looking 3/4 ton!! I think the Chevy front end is so much cooler looking than the front end on the GMC 2500. My buddy bought a new GMC AT4 2500, but I like the looks of the Chevy better.

Congrats, now you can look down on those 1/2 gasers.

Thanks! I think the same thing. At first I didn’t like the front end of the Chevy’s, but after I saw this one with the all chrome grill it really grew on me. I definitely like the running and head lights better on the Chevy then the GMC. The rims and tires make the truck in my opinion. That was a hard sell to the wife, but hey, who needs Christmas and Birthday presents anyway.


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[rdlangston13]

Did some updated to the F150 lately. Put on Firestone ride rite air bags and installed the air lift wireless air 2 compressor and remote. Also put on bilstein 5100s all the way around with the front set a 2.1” of rise. Plan is to do nee tires when I get home work next. Going from a 275/55R20 to a 285/60R20. Looking at Toyo OC AT3.

Before level
After level


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[bergermaister]

Looks great with the level! I too am looking at the Toto OC AT3 for the next set.

I’ve never need bags for the boat but my enclosed trailer has some serious tongue weight. Nice to hit the button and level up isn’t it.

[rdlangston13]

Looks great with the level! I too am looking at the Toto OC AT3 for the next set.

I’ve never need bags for the boat but my enclosed trailer has some serious tongue weight. Nice to hit the button and level up isn’t it.

I did the bags mainly because with the level, I don’t want the rear sagging below the front when towing the boat. And the convenience of the onboard compressor with a remote control with presets is amazing.


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[sandm]

rd, looks good. I've been contemplating doing something with the chevy. the ramps here are super shallow and my ass end is in the water when dumping the boat so want to get it a little higher with a bigger hitch drop.
I think the way you went is what I have been looking at. any downside to the "lift" in the front? really want this truck to run another 10 years for me and seems there's pros and cons to even a slight lift.

[rdlangston13]

rd, looks good. I've been contemplating doing something with the chevy. the ramps here are super shallow and my ass end is in the water when dumping the boat so want to get it a little higher with a bigger hitch drop.
I think the way you went is what I have been looking at. any downside to the "lift" in the front? really want this truck to run another 10 years for me and seems there's pros and cons to even a slight lift.

It’s only been on for a day so I don’t have a good review yet. I think that the increased angle on the front CV joints can cause them to maybe wear out earlier. I think if I were going to do it again I would use the next setting down in the struts instead of the max lift. The front ended up being almost a little higher in the rear and I had bump the unloaded bag pressure from 5 to 15 psi to get the rear about 1/2” higher than the front. The ride doesn’t seem worse and I’ve heard the 5100s help when towing even.


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[2in2out]

rd, looks good. I've been contemplating doing something with the chevy. the ramps here are super shallow and my ass end is in the water when dumping the boat so want to get it a little higher with a bigger hitch drop.
I think the way you went is what I have been looking at. any downside to the "lift" in the front? really want this truck to run another 10 years for me and seems there's pros and cons to even a slight lift.

I regret not doing a control arm upgrade with my 3” lift. Adjustable struts are nice, but the right sized control arms maintain the front wheel offset and CV angle. CV angle reduction in IFS systems is often done with a differential drop spacer when lift is under 3”, and wheel offset is usually accommodated by new wheels with machined offsets in these types of lifts/levels. Ball joint wear is a definite concern, and I’ve lost stability.

A consideration in lifting the rear is to drop the carrier bearing accordingly to reduce the driveline angle.

I did a 3” spacer kit in front and Toytec adjustable shackles in the back. I’m not a fan of trucks having rake, and I think RD did a good job of leveling out. On my truck I first went with 1”, but preferred the 1.5” rear lift.

When adding a compressor, assess the location for the compressor and the intake. Submerging the compressor on our Range Rover cost me $3k. A very bad design and system leak got the best of me.


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[sandm]

not looking to go overly crazy. maybe 1.5" and level out the back but also don't want to dump a grand or 2 into a lift and don't want to see increased wear on the front end. ya I know- cake and eat it too weighing that between having to dump the back every time we launch and frankly rc's truck looks much better in the after pics. our f250SD stock is much taller than the chevy and want a nice inbetween which rc looks to have found