Towing with a 1/2 ton
OK here's the situation; we (the wife and I) are looking into getting a small camp trailer for weekend excursions to the coast and whatnot. We'd like to get a vintage 18-22 foot Airstream or Argosy to pull behind my vintage '67 C-10 LWB. Currently, I'm rollin' with an original 327, TH400 and open 3.07 diff. I also have stock drum / drum brakes (power) and PS.
A. Will the beast handle the load?
B. Should I put helper bags / springs in the rear?
C. Do I need to upgrade the front brakes to discs?
D. Would dropping the rear diff. ratio to 3.73 be adviseable.
Any experience fellow members have towing a trailer (camp or otherwise) with their half-tons would be appreciated.
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'67 CST-10 LWB ("Crusty") SOLD
'67 GMC SWB ("Murdock")
2000 K1500 Suburban ("Betty")
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