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I currently up dated from a 12 to a 19 f350 diesel and was wondering if anyone has lifted (4.5” rough country) their truck and towed with a gooseneck? Pictures of set up alway are good
19s sit much higher than older trucks. Here are some pics of my 2002 f250 with a 6" lift on 37" tires parked next to my 19 that is stock. Granted, the front of the 02 sits noticeably higher but the rears are not too far apart.
I currently up dated from a 12 to a 19 f350 diesel and was wondering if anyone has lifted (4.5” rough country) their truck and towed with a gooseneck? Pictures of set up alway are good
If a gooseneck is a must with a tall tow vehicle, you likely need an extended vertical section on the trailer neck, or a suspension lift on the trailer axles or a combination of the two. Not sure if your talking deckover flatbed equipment trailer, but a lift on the trailer axles will screw up the usability of wedge flip over ramps. Bumper pull with a big drop hitch would be a much simpler solution with a lifted truck.
What do you plan to tow trailer wise? I used to tow a 35’ deck over PJ gooseneck with my 99 that had a 4” lift & 35’s, no problems with any clearance. I adjusted the neck for the truck height. My current truck sits about the same height in the rear give or take an inch or two & it tows well.
Did you say lifted Redneck towing? Had my trailer on a lot about 150 miles from home. I lifted my truck and then decided I needed to get it home.
Didn't know if it would still work going from stock to a 6.5 inch lift and 37's. Not exactly level, but I didn't have a problem at all. Plenty of rail clearance.
Did you say lifted Redneck towing? Had my trailer on a lot about 150 miles from home. I lifted my truck and then decided I needed to get it home.
Didn't know if it would still work going from stock to a 6.5 inch lift and 37's. Not exactly level, but I didn't have a problem at all. Plenty of rail clearance.
Hard to tell how bad it is judging from this picture, but if you're more than about 2° out of level on the trailer you are drastically reducing one set of tires' life on the trailer. You want it as close to level as you can get it, especially on a camper where you can't adjust the weight to make it level.
Gooseneck flatbeds generally have some adjustability in the neck, that will accommodate for quite a wide variety of trucks, or at least ours here at work does. And the gooseneck framework generally sits pretty high because of it. So if you have a newer gooseneck trailer you should be fine, but if you're pulling a fifth wheel you've got to make sure you're sitting level while maintaining some bed clearance, either through hitch adjustment or lifting the camper at the axles. Sometimes it's a simple spring-over swap, sometimes you need to add blocks/shackles.
Also talk to the manufacture about how much your specs will drop. I know on one of my older trucks i was looking lifting and it cut the Towing specs and bed capacity in half. I ended up not lifting because i couldn't afford to lose that much capacity.
Hard to tell how bad it is judging from this picture, but if you're more than about 2° out of level on the trailer you are drastically reducing one set of tires' life on the trailer. You want it as close to level as you can get it, especially on a camper where you can't adjust the weight to make it level.
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Yes, I agree it was just a one time trip to get it home, so I could sell it. Someone also said it would overload/stress the rear axle on the trailer.
Yes, I agree it was just a one time trip to get it home, so I could sell it. Someone also said it would overload/stress the rear axle on the trailer.
It can, yes, because the weight is intended to be spread between both axles. Let's say you've got (2) 5k rated axles, that's 10k lbs, but you should still have no more than 5k on each axle. Generally speaking if the trailer is level you can presume you're close, but if it's at a drastic angle then one axle is seeing considerably more weight. Will it fail? Maybe not, but it's always better to err on the side of safety.
As mentioned these trucks are pretty tall. Had to modify my last GN trailer.
Use a tremor rear suspension height (350 springs and taller blocks) and look at their tow numbers. Anything taller than that and your tire selections will start really limiting your ability to tow.
Bags in the back to maintain the leveling in the front (HP10294 kit) is definitely the best way to go. Our HP10384 kit is specific to the 2019-21 F-250/350/450, and if needed can be given a 'lift' with a 2", 4", or 6"spacer kit. Our HP10384-X kit (rated for 7500 lbs.) will be available soon, as well.
Update I put trailer on and a lift is out of the question. I will be just leveling 2.5”. The trailer in question is a horse trailer. Lifting trailer is definitely not an option. The added depth of the pick up bed is giving me a lot less clearance than the last truck
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