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Shyguy · 02-25-2007, 10:43 AM

My son has a 70 C-10 short-bed with a 350/3 speed combo and thought it would tow his trailer with a truck on it fine.

He found out different when he tried towing a 79 K-20. He had no problem pulling the load, but found that the handling left something to be desired. He is going to put heavy duty springs on the back hoping it will fix the handling problem.

I have a 71 C-10 longbed with a 350/4 speed combo, 3.73 gears and heavy duty springs and don't have a problem towing anything on a trailer with brakes.

Danny- Semo

02-25-2007, 10:43 AM	#5
Shyguy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southeast Missouri Posts: 2,436	Re: Towing with a half ton My son has a 70 C-10 short-bed with a 350/3 speed combo and thought it would tow his trailer with a truck on it fine. He found out different when he tried towing a 79 K-20. He had no problem pulling the load, but found that the handling left something to be desired. He is going to put heavy duty springs on the back hoping it will fix the handling problem. I have a 71 C-10 longbed with a 350/4 speed combo, 3.73 gears and heavy duty springs and don't have a problem towing anything on a trailer with brakes. Danny- Semo