Hello, I have a 98 tahe 4door 2wd that I am going to be towing alot with and I have a question. I just hooked up my 21 foot boat and checked for the first time as to how the Tahoe was going to sit with the boat on the back. I have a little bit more drop in the rear than I like. I went ahead and used a 3inch lift hitch to see if I could get the tongue weight right and it is close but the truck drops in the rear to much and takes a lot of wieght off the front end.
Now should I look at using a helper spring? or a helper shock that has a spring on it? Boat and trailer weigh in at about 3400 to 3800 fully loaded so the amount that needs to come off the tongue weight is only like 50 to 100 lbs when I use the 3inch lift hitch (the adapter the ball goes in). I found a helper spring at rock auto that will add 1000lbs of spring rate to the stock springs. I just can't seem to find helper shocks that list the amount of spring rate they increase it by. I know adding these things will not increase tow capacity but I would like to get some of the drop out of the rear so I maintain weight on the front wheels for braking and steering. What are your thoughts?
Now should I look at using a helper spring? or a helper shock that has a spring on it? Boat and trailer weigh in at about 3400 to 3800 fully loaded so the amount that needs to come off the tongue weight is only like 50 to 100 lbs when I use the 3inch lift hitch (the adapter the ball goes in). I found a helper spring at rock auto that will add 1000lbs of spring rate to the stock springs. I just can't seem to find helper shocks that list the amount of spring rate they increase it by. I know adding these things will not increase tow capacity but I would like to get some of the drop out of the rear so I maintain weight on the front wheels for braking and steering. What are your thoughts?
