K2500 and 12,500 lb Keystone Raptor 3712
Hello everyone. I am trying to prepare my truck to pull a trailer slightly over the tow capacity. I know it's not ideal but I don't have a choice at the moment. So please if you are going to tell me w...
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Real world advice on towing much more then my truck was rated for was no fun. On what I did to try and make it better with add on parts, the airbags gave the most bang for the buck. It sounds like your going for this regardless so if I were you and knowing what I know...I wouldn't. Not knowing do the airbags, tune your truck, make sure your tires are in great shape, and the cross drilled rotors is a great idea. You should spend the coin on a 20k hitch if your truck can accept it or 18k min.
Will you have the wife traveling with you? Biggest mistake I made was not have her take another rig. Now she is terrified to travel and I needed to buy a TV much greater then I needed just to get her to feel safe again. I would take it on a decent run on your own before you add passengers as it makes it worse when they get white knuckles and are not even driving. I will state my situation was much much crazier then what your going to do.
Ps. Please do not think for a moment the advice the rest have given you is not real world advice. I think the majority of us started out wrong or over our abilities and learned over time.
Will you have the wife traveling with you? Biggest mistake I made was not have her take another rig. Now she is terrified to travel and I needed to buy a TV much greater then I needed just to get her to feel safe again. I would take it on a decent run on your own before you add passengers as it makes it worse when they get white knuckles and are not even driving. I will state my situation was much much crazier then what your going to do.
Ps. Please do not think for a moment the advice the rest have given you is not real world advice. I think the majority of us started out wrong or over our abilities and learned over time.
