Anyone with short bed and bags, pulling a trailer? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

REPO1 · 09-11-2003, 09:06 PM

Can the air bags support the added weight of pulling a car trailer? (with electic brakes of course)

This would be on a short box '70. (big block)

phantom dually · 09-11-2003, 09:20 PM

Bags are originally made for this application. They should work great.

rigo · 09-11-2003, 10:12 PM

i just bagged my 68 shortbed.....originally i wanted it as a pull vehicle....i used the 2600 lb bags in the back....that's what Air Ride recommended and said it'd pull a car tailer fine....haven't tried it yet but like Phantom Dually said, that's basically what the bags were designed to do.

rigo

REPO1 · 09-11-2003, 11:23 PM

That is what I was thinking of buying one day. (2600#) I was just hoping for some real world experience before I did it.

Thanks for the help!

jay-dawg · 09-12-2003, 01:48 PM

I don't know if it this applies, but i've been hauling around my inline 6 engine with tranny attached to parts swapmeets on my s10 with air over leaf. It just takes the load and takes 90 psi like a champ.

Jay

SCOTI · 09-12-2003, 05:48 PM

Repo1, air bags on the back of 67-72's work very well. I pull an 18ft steel floor car trailer w/o any probs. See this link for my specs....

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...threadid=68104

SCOTI · 09-12-2003, 05:59 PM

Ok.... sucky pic.... but a pic nonetheless...... if you look closely (real closely) the trailer is hooked up in the picture.

fastbagged68 · 09-12-2003, 06:57 PM

On my old 68 I had Early Classic bags in the rear- I beleive they were like 3800lb each. They towed awesome- 20 foot car trailer.

**N2TRUX** · 09-12-2003, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SCOTI
Ok.... sucky pic.... but a pic nonetheless...... if you look closely (real closely) the trailer is hooked up in the picture.

Scoti, were you a little

when you took that pic or what?:p

SCOTI · 09-13-2003, 10:17 AM

No.......... but after re-sizing to allow posting I couldn't sharpen the image any better. I've got several pics of the truck pulling a loaded trailer but the 'puter won't/can't find the images on the disc they were saved on.

09-11-2003, 09:06 PM	#1
REPO1 Shortbox wanna-be. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort St.John, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 773	Anyone with short bed and bags, pulling a trailer? Can the air bags support the added weight of pulling a car trailer? (with electic brakes of course) This would be on a short box '70. (big block) __________________ 1970 Chevy C20 Custom Camper 402BB Turbo 400 trans. (Slowly becoming a '70 shortbox 1/2 ton) '71 Camaro SS 402/T400 resto '97 Z28 (11.41@127MPH)

09-11-2003, 09:20 PM	#2
phantom dually Project92 SWB stepside Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 4,793	Bags are originally made for this application. They should work great. __________________ 92 C1500 stepside 496 Stroker Competiton Engineering Ladder bars/QA1 coilovers. Dana 60 rear with 4.10 gear and posi. Bonspeed Palisade 20x12 in rear w/335/30/20 and 20x8.5 front w/245/40/20. 5/8 drop with Belltech springs/DJM spindles/drop shocks. WWS Progress thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=140448

09-11-2003, 10:12 PM	#3
rigo Flake Daddy Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Plainview TEXAS Posts: 456	i just bagged my 68 shortbed.....originally i wanted it as a pull vehicle....i used the 2600 lb bags in the back....that's what Air Ride recommended and said it'd pull a car tailer fine....haven't tried it yet but like Phantom Dually said, that's basically what the bags were designed to do. rigo __________________ 1968 SWB Fleet Daily Driver 350/TH400 shaved driprail,emblems,tailgate,air ride suspension 1964 Pontiac Catalina 2dr. hardtop shaved everything, air ride suspension 1998 Range Rover 1960 El Camino....in the works.....

09-12-2003, 01:48 PM	#5
jay-dawg chevelito Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI USA Posts: 1,609	I don't know if it this applies, but i've been hauling around my inline 6 engine with tranny attached to parts swapmeets on my s10 with air over leaf. It just takes the load and takes 90 psi like a champ. Jay __________________ New deadline...when my son can drive. Aloha from Honolulu, HI Last edited by jay-dawg; 09-13-2003 at 12:43 PM.

09-12-2003, 05:48 PM	#6
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,931	Repo1, air bags on the back of 67-72's work very well. I pull an 18ft steel floor car trailer w/o any probs. See this link for my specs.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...threadid=68104 __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

09-11-2003, 11:23 PM	#4
REPO1 Shortbox wanna-be. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort St.John, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 773	That is what I was thinking of buying one day. (2600#) I was just hoping for some real world experience before I did it. Thanks for the help!

09-12-2003, 05:59 PM	#7
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,931	pic maybe.... Ok.... sucky pic.... but a pic nonetheless...... if you look closely (real closely) the trailer is hooked up in the picture. Attached Images __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.* Last edited by SCOTI; 09-12-2003 at 06:05 PM.

09-12-2003, 06:57 PM	#8
fastbagged68 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tri Valley California Posts: 792	On my old 68 I had Early Classic bags in the rear- I beleive they were like 3800lb each. They towed awesome- 20 foot car trailer.

09-13-2003, 10:17 AM	#10
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,931	No.......... but after re-sizing to allow posting I couldn't sharpen the image any better. I've got several pics of the truck pulling a loaded trailer but the 'puter won't/can't find the images on the disc they were saved on. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*



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