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High Velocity
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90% of Chevy half tones tow better than most 3/4 ford and dodges with or with out air bags. I have a friend with a lifted 04 3/4 ford power stroke and its the biggest POS ever.
My 1996 Chevy 1500 tows the same travel trailer as his does and gets better mpg, handles better, doesn't squat as much, and still handles good.
Don't know much about your 1/2 ton Chevy's tow ratings or how well you feel it tows. It likely does fine for what you're towing, but I guarantee it's not gonna outpull my Cummins. The original comments I made though were about people thinking they can carry a chit load more weight in their 1/2 tons just because they've got air bags. Whether or not the truck doesn't squat because of air bags, doesn't matter because you're still exceeding the legal GVW of the vehicle. The brakes, steering, etc. are engineered to function as required up to the gvw of the vehicle. Are they gonna do their job when the vehicle is grossly overloaded ? Maybe, maybe not. It's basically the same thing towing. There are also gross combined weight ratings and max. tow ratings on tow vehicles. Exceed those ratings by large amounts and you put yourself and others at risk. Some people think as long as their truck will pull it, the trailer brakes will help stop it. What if a wire connection for your trailer brakes came apart while you're driving down the road, unbeknownst to you. All of a sudden you have to make a panic stop (animal on road, whatever). Are the brakes in your light, 1/2 ton pickup going to be able to quickly and safely bring your overloaded truck/trailer combo to a stop ? Personally, I love seeing guys with overloaded light trucks pulled over and ticketed heavily. Makes the roads safer for the rest of us.