97' 3500 towing thread
Finally found a truck I plan on keeping for more than 6 months, and thought i would share.
The story goes, I was supposed to go boating and camping with the inlaws, but they only have a 3/4 ton 01' burb. (Factory 502/4l80E). So the trip was on hold till we could find another truck, I havent had a truck for about 6 months, and the monday before the weekend we were going to leave, this truck found me.
Bought the truck from a friend's brother for 7K with 108K. It had all of the Banks products already installed when i purchased it along with a flip over gooseneck and rhino lined bed. So far i added the tow mirrors, HD door pins and did a bumper delete .
Not knowing the history and it being an automatic i asked to pull the 3000# boat instead of the 10K camper trailer. I pulled it last year with a 260K mile 6.4 ford and the mother inlaw loved teasing me about passing my" BIG diesel" with her "little" suburban. Made the 360 mile trip with out a hiccup, except for the marker light that broke out due to the bumper rubbing.
I had DAP over night a 3pc manifold to me because thess tock one was shrunk and leaking bad.
i also had some manual tow mirrors and anzo crystal head lights over nighted so i could install them nefore leaving.
i got the manifold installed and head lights before i left, i took the tow mirrors to the lake and istalled them once i got there, and love it!
Finally found a truck I plan on keeping for more than 6 months, and thought i would share.
The story goes, I was supposed to go boating and camping with the inlaws, but they only have a 3/4 ton 01' burb. (Factory 502/4l80E). So the trip was on hold till we could find another truck, I havent had a truck for about 6 months, and the monday before the weekend we were going to leave, this truck found me.
Bought the truck from a friend's brother for 7K with 108K. It had all of the Banks products already installed when i purchased it along with a flip over gooseneck and rhino lined bed. So far i added the tow mirrors, HD door pins and did a bumper delete .
Not knowing the history and it being an automatic i asked to pull the 3000# boat instead of the 10K camper trailer. I pulled it last year with a 260K mile 6.4 ford and the mother inlaw loved teasing me about passing my" BIG diesel" with her "little" suburban. Made the 360 mile trip with out a hiccup, except for the marker light that broke out due to the bumper rubbing.
I had DAP over night a 3pc manifold to me because thess tock one was shrunk and leaking bad.
i also had some manual tow mirrors and anzo crystal head lights over nighted so i could install them nefore leaving.
i got the manifold installed and head lights before i left, i took the tow mirrors to the lake and istalled them once i got there, and love it!