donn0128 wrote:
....some kid likely owned it ....
mayo30 wrote:
...likely was some boys idea of a modern day hot rod...
rjxj wrote:
Young boy toy
nomad297 wrote:
I agree with all of the above.
Anybody know how old the OP is? He may very well be one of these "kids"...
For the OP, a lifted truck is not ideal to tow with, main reason being that increasing tire diameter has the same effect as numerically lowering the rear axle ratio. Big 35"+ tires you want a 4.56 rear to restore any kind of tow capability. The other issue is being too tall to tow a 5er, and the load rating of a drop hitch if towing a TT. Plus high center of gravity, etc.
A lot depends on how high the truck is lifted, what other mods were done, and how heavy of an RV you are looking to tow with it.
As mayo pointed out, driveline angles, suspension geometry, etc are all important when doing a lift. There are good kits that address these issues and lift a truck the right way, and there are cheapo add-ons that don't and cause ball joints, tie rod ends, and u-joints to fail on a regular basis.
In general it's not ideal to tow with a lifted truck, but I wouldn't rule it out either depending on all variables mentioned.
