Blazer's Tow rigs

[kgblazerfive]

Truck was back as far as it could go. If it was where I put it with all the other tow truck the rear squatted way to much.

We basically put it where the burb was level. Seemed to ride fine when going over bumps and stuff. Trailer just wanted to pass when you went faster then 65 and downhill.

 

[sreidmx]

I have firestones on my burb but we don't tow much over 6-7k... it does like tongue weight though, mines also 2wd.

 

[F.S.F.W]

Truck was back as far as it could go. If it was where I put it with all the other tow truck the rear squatted way to much.

We basically put it where the burb was level. Seemed to ride fine when going over bumps and stuff. Trailer just wanted to pass when you went faster then 65 and downhill.

Did you try telling it to STOP?

 

[miniwally]

Trailer wagging the dog is too little tongue weight in my experience. Honestly I don't and haven't ever worried about what the tow rig squat looked like when loading, I go off of how much tongue weight it looks like it has. Like I said, my truck loves tongue weight and settles down with more weight on it.

If the spring rate on the tow vehicle isn't enough to support the load you end up on the bump stops etc. This is where air bags will help and allow enough tongue weight to make things steady.

 

[ashman]

yup, lack of tongue weight. Squat the suburban and I bet it goes straight.

 

[kgblazerfive]

More then likely. Just need to get more load capacity then. Air bags and new springs.

 

[miniwally]

More then likely. Just need to get more load capacity then. Air bags and new springs.

I agree and possibly some sort of swaybar system on the rear. If there are still issues then a sway control hitch.

 

[GWeakland620]

Would plumbing the air bags seperatly work as a sway bar? They wouldn't transfer air from one side to the other. I've always been told that.

 

[Truckman4life]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1471663689527395

saw this on that other site everyone is on. Kinda cool!

 

[Blazooki]

all that video needs is a tiny Eric white knuckled in the passenger seat and it would be exactly how the trip went.

 

[kgblazerfive]

Except Eric could not really ever be tiny.

 

[Phil513]

I passed you guys on the way home from BB, things didn't look too bad.

 

[kgblazerfive]

except I was only doing 65

 

[Blazooki]

just the thought of a teeny tiny Eric makes me lol...you could like carry him around in your pocket...Pull him out and he'd yell in a tiny voice "YOUR CAGE HAS A DEAD NODE!" then you put him back in your pocket.

 

[Babaganoosh]

I looked through a few pages and couldn't identify it, is this a 1500 platform?

 

[kgblazerfive]

2500 with a Big Block

 

[Babaganoosh]

Gotcha, thought maybe the issues were related to being a 1500. Wouldn't expect these from a 2500

 

[kgblazerfive]

Yeah thought the load capacity would be better. Going to fix that with some bags.

 

[sreidmx]

BBC for the win..

 

[kgblazerfive]

So a bit of a update on the Tow Burb. Have run a whole lot of fuel through it. Has a bit of a miss sort of not light can just hear it. Used about a half or quart of oil since Moab.

Going to order a set of air bags in a few minutes.

Other then that and a few weird electrical issues, sun roof works then doesn't, radio volume turns off for now reason. Everything has been going good with it.