[ShabahZ280]

good looking combo there!

[lance]

what do you guys think of the combo gotta be six stalls i figure

[ShabahZ280]

Good looking combo there Lance! What size lift is on the truck? Does it affect towing at all?

[lance]

it does affect towing alot, it did the job from calgary alberta to vancouver island last year and with gas prices it was about 800 dollars....one way, i am towing the boat back here and when i do i am gonna put the regular tires on i know it will look wierd but it will save on gas and my transmission there r alot of steep long hills in between, so i prepared the truck for that i put on a heavy duty transmission cooler, throttle body spacer cold air intake and a jet chip with the truck only bein a 1500 sport package with a 5.7 litre 360 v8 it is still alot of boat, i wish i had a new twin turbo diesel but for now i will stick with this and when i switch the tires back i will get all my original power back which was quite alot, i figure i lost about 30 percent with the tires that are 35's, and the lift which is a five inch lift

[ShabahZ280]

Switching tires down might be a good idea for a long tow, but if you wanted to keep your current tire size, and planned on keeping your truck for a while, maybe you could get it re-geared? I'm assuming you're running stock gearing, I can't remember if it's 3.54 or 4.10 on the 5.9L. In which case, stepping up to a higher gear such as 4.56 might be really beneficial. Re-gearing is a great way to bring everything back to stock driveability if you've added larger tires. When I had my lifted Wrangler, I had it regeared to 4.88 and it was a night and day difference. Even running 33 and 35' tires seemed like I was using the OEM tires. Gears will run you a few hundred per axle, and then you'll have to find a 4x4 or specialized truck shop that can install them. I highly suggest Yukon Gears from Randy's Ring & Pinion. I had great luck with mine!

Good job on the transmission cooler and aftermarket parts. I'm sure that'll add some pulling power, and keep things cool while towing!

[Irace82]

Nice combo there Lance kinda like mine except my boat isnt as big haha. I have the 93 Shabah and im towing it with a Chevy Siverado 1500 4x4 it has the 350 V8 and also has a 7 inch lift kit on it with large oversized 35's for tires. Come summer time i will get some pictures of both up.

[lance]

ya get some pics up it sure looks nice with a lifted truck and the boat on the trailer

[otisroy]

I was reading some of the old posts and came across this one. There was no "multifuel" button Now that we've all gone green, can I say I have a couple "hybrids"?

[94z190talari]

My diesel dually Ford doesn't even know there is a boat back there. But then again it was bought to pull the 15,000 pound fifth wheel so a 19 foot boat is nothing.

My old 97 F150 with the 5.4L pulled the boat nicely for years.

I love it though when someone mentions how cheap the gas/diesel is around here. Tell that to the Exxon folks when they send me my monthly diesel bill of $1300 just for commuting to work last year when the price was right at 4 a gallon with a 40 gallon tank filled at least 1.5 times a week. Made me break down and buy a little car for commute (scares the devil out of me in something that small).