I would like to lower my 04 RCSB 2/4 however I tow a car trailer 6000lbs and was wondring if I would lose too much suspension travel to handle the wight or any other issues .......I do use a equalizer hitch

Anyone with experience towing with a 2/4 lowering

 

My buddy did a 2-4 on his 4x4 and but bags on it too, he said it helps alot. I will have to do this after I lower mine.

 

You will loose some suspension travel as the axle will be 4" closer to the frame. You can do a cnotch to gain the travel back, but more than likely you should do like said above and get some helper bags that you can inflate when carrying a load. You still may need to do the notch though, I'm sure someone will chime in on that.

 

The weight of the trailer doesn't have as much to do with it as the tong weight does. A heavy trailer will be harder on your brakes and mpg but a heavy tong will be hard on your suspension. I towed a 20 foot tandem axle utility trailer that was loaded down enough that we had to use a tractor to put it on the ball because 3 guys couldn't pick it up. It was fine on the highway but I had to baby it on a bumpy road. Like Mark said you can just buy an air bag helper kit designed for lowered GM trucks. They are only around $150 for a set up without the built in compressor.

 

Mine is notched btw

 

make sure to cut down your bumpstops, it's very common for people and even shops to forget this step, but you can gain 2-3" of travel just by cutting down the stops. Mine r like 1/2 " if that, and i dont bottom out on anything

 

cut the bump stops and load the trailer correctly and you shouldn't have any problems. I did it with my 95 and averything was fine. Your trailer shouldn't be loaded with too much bias on the front or rear. Should be somewhat evened out with most of the weight on the axles. It will pull much steadier that way and shouldn't overload your suspension.

 

Thanks for input guys ......so it sounds possible to do a 2/4 and tow ......I do use the equalizer hitch with bars hooked up so truck level and yes my car weight is evenly distributed on trailer .......so with some bumpstop tweaking I should still have enough suspension to tow ?...........not really keen on adding airbags to support load ...... if that needed then would not do 2/4 Curemtly have no problems with 2" drop in rear

 

Nothing wrong with doing the helper bags, If your not towing don't put air in em and you won't even notice they are there

 

I towed a Buick home on the bump-stops of my Yukon...hindsight's 20/20. After I changed the bump-stops, I towed, but not heavy. Thankfully, I didn't hurt much by hauling that car the way I had to, but if I had it to do again I'd definitely say you need to bag it before you tow anything close to 3tons. ...and don't forget to change you bump-stops.