Hey guys, i need some help. I am trying to find out what my 2000 Lightning towing capacities are, its lowered 3/4, bell tech, and has Nitto Active gas shocks, rest of my mods are shown below. I wana tow a trailer with 2 quads and one quad in the bed, or i wana tow an enclosed trailer, kinda like a mobile home. Thanks. BTW the rest of my mods are below.

 

I see no C-notch on the drop and my biggest concern would be Tongue weight.

I would think some air bags made for towing would solve all your problems and they are not that expensive and you would have no problems towing anything and the L would drive level.

I put them in my GMC and they worked great.

VINNIE

 

This is one of the reasons I don't want to lower my truck.

 

whats a c-notch?

 

i have the belltech 3/4 on with some air bags in the rear, only costs 150 or so for just the bags, u can fill them at the gas station, or buy a cheap air tank from murrays for like 20 bucks, after a year of this, i did buy the compressor for them, it was about another 150, but made things much easier, i inflate to about 20 pounds when this is in my rear view, in this pic the bags are not on yet so the back is a little low..

a c-notch will cut a part of the frame out right about the rear axle so it will not bottom out with a lowering kit, most drops below 6 inches require this, but to get so extra ins. from hitting the frame others use them, i havent had to with the bags..

jim

 

I did what L in Detroit did ('cept put the compressor in from the get go) - I tow a 17 foot travel trailer w/o prob's

 

well let me ask this then, u think i can tow a loaded 2000lb trailer and a 500 lb quad in the bed?

 

Dman

For what its worth...My truck isnt lowered but I pull my 14 foot trailer with 2 big atvs{Polaris Magnum 500 and kawasaki Prairie 650} with my truck all the time and have not had any trouble at all. Ive also pulled the the same thing with 3 or 3 hundred pounds of camping gear in the back without any trouble.
Infact the L handles it like a champ.

Andy

 

I should also add that I do have to take the snubbers off my traction bars but that only a 2 minute job.

Andy

 

I guess it is easy for us to miss the obvious question.

what is the tow/load capacity of the L?
depending on year...
Payload capacity: (in your truck bed) 800 lb.
Towing Capacity: 5,000 lb.

can you put 500 lb's in bed while towing 2,000 lb.s? I don't see why not...

The air bags will keep things level and will increase the payload capacity - which is why I did it (one less thing to worry about)

 

my truck is a 2000, but yea, it looks like i should be fine of the capacity's, ill just have to go try it out to see how much my back end sags.

 

03' Springs are interchangable and they added more load
capacity. ****

 

A honda civic could tow that I dont think you have to worry

 

lol, thanks man