Lowering Truck and Effect on Towing
I have a 2008 2500HD CC/SWB/2WD that I use primarily for towing a 13,000 lb. 5th wheel and I want to lower the truck 2-3 inches to give me more clearance between the top of the bed rail and the unders...
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larry barnhart wrote:
No towing problems after we lowered our 2001 2wd 3500 chev dually 2" on the rear.
chevman
Hi Larry. Did you lower the front too? Did you notice any difference in ride quality with 2" less travel?
The neighbor at the campsite next to me had a 2012 Chevy dually and he lowered just his back end by 2" using shackles but he had to do some custom work on it. He crushed the left back corner of his bed going down a driveway too.
Lowering just the back for him worked great on the dually as his suspension was so stiff that when loaded his backend was still high. By lowering it he achieved a level bed when loaded and was able to therefore raise his hitch to get more clearance. That won't work for me as I already have a level bed when loaded. Lowering the back end with leave me nose high on the truck.
