Towing with a 2/4 drop?????
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Towing with a 2/4 drop?????
I'm thinking of doing a 2/4 drop. But my concern is about towing a car trailer. Has anyone run into any problems with this setup and towing?
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1997 F-150 Ex-cab w/ 4.6L
1990 SSC Saleen clone w/ 347 stroker with Vortech. 11.49 @122.0 mph with a really bad 60ft.
1995 Kawasaki GPz 1100
1998 Susuki Katana 600 (wife's)
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1997 F-150 Ex-cab w/ 4.6L
1990 SSC Saleen clone w/ 347 stroker with Vortech. 11.49 @122.0 mph with a really bad 60ft.
1995 Kawasaki GPz 1100
1998 Susuki Katana 600 (wife's)
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I too have dropped my L almost 4 inches in the rear.
What I did was buy a air bag kit from Summit Racing.
Ask them for the kit for a lowered Lightning, the kit is onlt $175, install it yourself.
This way when you tow you put some air in the bags which lifts the truck as high as needed, up to 9 inches and gives extra support.
Chris
What I did was buy a air bag kit from Summit Racing.
Ask them for the kit for a lowered Lightning, the kit is onlt $175, install it yourself.
This way when you tow you put some air in the bags which lifts the truck as high as needed, up to 9 inches and gives extra support.
Chris
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Player, unfortunately I am the only person in the U.S. without a digital camera.
SSC, yes mine pretty much bottoms out with a load.
I removed the second spring up from the bottom which also makes it bottom out easily.
You are supposed to keep 10 lbs. of air in the bags at all times so they don't get damaged by bottoming out.
SSC, yes mine pretty much bottoms out with a load.
I removed the second spring up from the bottom which also makes it bottom out easily.
You are supposed to keep 10 lbs. of air in the bags at all times so they don't get damaged by bottoming out.
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do the bags effect the stiff ride quality when not inflated? I like it to stay nice and stiff...I dont like the mushy feeling bagged trucks have.
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Konig
These don't replace your springs, they just give support if you have a lowered truck and need to lift it to haul something.
They would even work in a non-lowered truck to keep the rear end up if you were hauling something real heavy.
The set I have are 2500 lb bags.
They are small about 4 inches in diameter and about 5 to 6 inches tall.
These don't replace your springs, they just give support if you have a lowered truck and need to lift it to haul something.
They would even work in a non-lowered truck to keep the rear end up if you were hauling something real heavy.
The set I have are 2500 lb bags.
They are small about 4 inches in diameter and about 5 to 6 inches tall.
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Ok i was wonderin the same cause i have a 2/4 drop that came with the truck when i bought it. Well what is this bag system that ur talkin about that summit sells i went on there website to find it and couldnt can some one post the link to it thanks