towing with body lift

[Coach Davis]

Hey guys I have a ? for ya'll. Will a body lift on a 2005 F-250 affect how much I will be able to tow? I have many horses and pull them in a 5th wheel.
Also, will that void my warranty?

[stump0331]

i would strogly advise against a body lift, on our powerstrokes i believe there is alot of plumbing that has to rerouted, im not real sure on the towing issue, but as far as the wrranty i think it would probably void it on many componentssuch as the suspension.

just trying to shed some light and give this a bump for ya



oh and WELCOME

[Logan]

I would not do a body lift. If you want a lift, I would get a real lift, it will be better in the long run and looks alot better. I have heard several guys going as high as 4" and not having too much trouble. Any more than that and you would have to lift the trailer too Which might be kinda cool!

[Coach Davis]

Thanks guys. It is much appreciated.

[Maintain]

Main problem w/ body lifts is you stretch everything to the limit and you CAUSE problems. Also the motor stays in the frame while the intercooler moves up so you will need to do soemthing about that. Also, correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't a 5th wheel bolt thru the bed to the frame or crossmember parts? If so, you'd be putting space between the bed and frame and you'd likely be adding stress to the bolts that hold it in higher then their capacity and will likely rip something up!

[99Smokin73Stroker]

From what I know they don't even sell body lift kits for them or most any modern diesels off the shelf....it's gotta be custom fab'd

[jngreen]

all 5th wheel or gooseneck hitches must be bolted directly to the frame, any other location is extremely dangerous and weak.
if you lift your body, say 3in above factory location, you will have to find a custom hitch or cut a huge hole in the bed so the whole tongue of the trailer can sit down on the hitch.

Have you ever seen a truck driving down the road with one or both bedsides smashed and crinkled?
The same will happen to you because the trailer will crush your bedsides if you ever pull your trailer on anything unlevel because of the extra height. Spring lifted trucks also need to be weary of this. This can happen pulling out of a steep angled drive from a Gas station or offroad is more likely.

[OLDTOM]

If it is already lifted good luck. The chances are good the trailer gooseneck will do body damage to the top of the bed. You will have to change the hitch height to work with the lift. You are stuck having to only use that truck to tow. If it is not lifted, don't. The lower the center of gravity is, the safer the tow will be, most importantly in the turns.