Towing with 4" Lift and 35" tires question

RAMblin1217 · Mar 7, 2016

So the time has finally come for me to move my great grandfathers '29 model A to a shop for some restoration work. Before buying my Ram I had a beat up Ford f150 I inherited so I never worried about it breaking down. Now that I have my Ram I'm more worried since I don't want anything to happen to the truck. I have a 4" lift, 35" tires, with a 5.7. 3.21 gears and 8 speed. (I'm sure there is going to be some bashing over the 3.21...but with the 8speed I do not have any noticeable decrease in power and still can floor it and easily pass people on the highway)

My question is...should I be worried about towing the Model A the 90 miles to the shop? I know if the truck was stock it would be no problem, however with the lift and tires I want to be sure it won't be an issue. The model A should weigh 2,265 pounds and will be on a UHaul car trailer. I know this is roughly 1/5 of the max towing capacity, so I'm guessing I should be fine.

I'm hoping some other people with lifts and 35" tires could weigh in and let me know if this is doable or I should rent a truck. Thanks!

Hemipower392 · Mar 7, 2016

You'll be fine. We used to tow a 21' ranger bass boat with my dads 1500 that had the same setup as you on a weekly basis

RAMblin1217 · Mar 7, 2016

Hemipower392 said:
You'll be fine. We used to tow a 21' ranger bass boat with my dads 1500 that had the same setup as you on a weekly basis

That's what I figured. I just get nervous about stuff happening since once you add a lift, all the warranty stuff makes it a headache to get stuff fixed. I fully expect it to get horrible MPG's, but that's fine as long as it doesn't mess up any of the powertrain/drivetrain stuff.

Pull Ya · Mar 7, 2016

Gears are probably 3.21 and you will be fine towing.
Jay

RAMblin1217 · Mar 7, 2016

Pull Ya said:
Gears are probably 3.21 and you will be fine towing.
Jay

Yes, 3.21 haha...was typing a little to fast when I wrote that.

Jerry1984 · Mar 7, 2016

Just use tow/haul mode and you'll be fine. May not see above 6th gear depending on the terrain but you'll be fine.

brandonjansen · Mar 7, 2016

Yup, as the other guys have said I wouldn't even think twice about it. You're so far under max towing weight that it won't be an issue at all.

RAMblin1217 · Mar 7, 2016

Thanks guys! Looks like "Great Grandpappy's Revenge" will be getting started without being towed behind an ugly uhaul rental truck. It's getting turned into a rat rod so should look pretty cool being towed by the Ram when it's done.

avolnek · Mar 7, 2016

RAMblin1217 said:
So the time has finally come for me to move my great grandfathers '29 model A to a shop for some restoration work. Before buying my Ram I had a beat up Ford f150 I inherited so I never worried about it breaking down. Now that I have my Ram I'm more worried since I don't want anything to happen to the truck. I have a 4" lift, 35" tires, with a 5.7. 3.21 gears and 8 speed. (I'm sure there is going to be some bashing over the 3.21...but with the 8speed I do not have any noticeable decrease in power and still can floor it and easily pass people on the highway)

My question is...should I be worried about towing the Model A the 90 miles to the shop? I know if the truck was stock it would be no problem, however with the lift and tires I want to be sure it won't be an issue. The model A should weigh 2,265 pounds and will be on a UHaul car trailer. I know this is roughly 1/5 of the max towing capacity, so I'm guessing I should be fine.

I'm hoping some other people with lifts and 35" tires could weigh in and let me know if this is doable or I should rent a truck. Thanks!

you wont have anything to worry about, you're truck will do fine...

it isn't going to be the most efficient way and surely wont be the most fun way but it will do it and not give you too much of a fit. If you find yourself towing like this more often i would surely look into something better as a tow vehicle. as you mentioned the 3.21 gears suck for towing right off the bat, but then adding the 35" tires drops that ratio even more...

long story short, a time or two of towing like this, nothing to worry about...

robbob · Mar 7, 2016

I tow this a few hundred miles a couple times a year with no issues.

About 6500 pounds loaded Zone 6" lift with air bags.

RAMblin1217 · Mar 7, 2016

robbob said:
I tow this a few hundred miles a couple times a year with no issues.

About 6500 pounds loaded Zone 6" lift with air bags.

Do you have the 8 speed and 3.21 gears?

robbob · Mar 7, 2016

RAMblin1217 said:
Do you have the 8 speed and 3.21 gears?

Even worse, 6speed with 3.55's

RAMblin1217 · Mar 7, 2016

robbob said:
Even worse, 6speed with 3.55's

Then I guess I'm good for a 90 mile tow for sure haha. Thanks!

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