I have a 250 diesel 4 door longbed and want to lift it, because stock gives me a very 'car' look and its bothering me. I need input as to how high i can go without being too high to still pull a gooseneck horse trailer. Any thoughts?

 

How level does your trailer sit? You can't go too high or the back of the trailer can drag when you go up a steep incline or something you know. Since you have a gooseneck you are pretty limited. A regular hitch and you can just get a drop hitch. I would asses how level your trailer is when hooked up and how steep of an angle you can get it at before it is to high. The other problem will be weighting the trailer. The way it sits now it has tongue weight, but if you put it at a high angle and rear load it you could have some big issues. Good luck

 

I would just do some AAL and something to do 2-3" lift up front.

you could also upgrade to a taller tire also

 

what kind of suspension is on the trailer ? Maybe look into doing a lift and taller tires for that as well. Then your lift would only be limited by your desire.... and wallet.

 

Not only is this effective, it looks sweet. Just don't go too high. Tip-over with a 5th will wouldn't be fun.

 

yah several years ago i saw a 30something RV trailer that pulled an 97-02 expy over on its side due to bad loading and high winds

 

That's a big one. Always gotta make sure you load properly.

 

Also keep in mind the overall height of the trailer. How far can it be lifted and still clear overpasses and things of that nature.

I would do a simple a-a-l in the rear, and a mild lift up front.

 

I would do a leveling kit and leave it at that. Then get air bags in the back to pump up when you are towing. This should give you that nice level lift even while towing because the bags will level it out Leveling kits look so good on crew cab long boxes my buddy's dad has one

 

a leveling kit on the front will accomadate MOST 35" tires on those trucks. Put air bags in the rear to keep the truck level when towing and I would leave it at that. It would get you away from the "car" look and it would still be up in the air and still be functinal

 

I like the Air Bag idea good for lift but even more so for towing a heavy trailer will ride better

 

i would say 2-3 inches of lift, just dont do a body lift it will do harm to your towing capacity