Hideaway Hitch and pulling trailers

[aldtime]

Pulled the trigger and ordered a hideaway hitch from early classic, cant wait to be able to pull my trailers with the blazer! Any of you guys pulling trailers? Wondering how much the rear end will sag...

[hemi43]

Originally Posted by aldtime

Pulled the trigger and ordered a hideaway hitch from early classic, cant wait to be able to pull my trailers with the blazer! Any of you guys pulling trailers? Wondering how much the rear end will sag...

The rear won't sag if you're using a load leveling hitch. The problem with the Blazers is the 104" wheel base and the high center of gravity. You didn't mention what type of trailer you were planning to tow.
I have a 21 ft Jayco that is rated at around 5000LBS GVWR that I tried to pull with the Blazer , but it's not a comfortable feeling especially if there's any cross winds, and it will be white knuckles during the whole trip. It's not bad if you're only going 30 minutes away, but when I attend a show and will be camping, I'll use our popup trailer. It's GVWR is 2200lbs and tows great. The biggest issue is not so much the weight, but the surface area of the side walls. If you're planning on towing a boat, you'd probably be OK, but I would still recommend a load leveling hitch for anything with a rating of 4000LBS or higher.
Dan

[truckster]

I towed our 79 Camaro home on a tandem axle trailer. Above 55 it felt really squirrely. It got really bad once it started to rain.

[Blazer690]

I pulled my 4800 lb. boat 1200 miles in AZ this July. 2wd went as fast as 70 but it liked 55 to 60.

[aldtime]

yeah no plans to tow long distance, I know short wheelbase trucks not so good for towing, I have a 16X7 car hauler that I mostly use to haul alfalfa for the horses and the occasional trip to the dump, both very short trips...besides a load leveler anyone using air shocks? Have a friend that swears by them but I have never used 'em...

[hemi43]

Originally Posted by aldtime

yeah no plans to tow long distance, I know short wheelbase trucks not so good for towing, I have a 16X7 car hauler that I mostly use to haul alfalfa for the horses and the occasional trip to the dump, both very short trips...besides a load leveler anyone using air shocks? Have a friend that swears by them but I have never used 'em...

If you need air shocks when towing, then you have too much tongue weight.

[Blazer690]

My rig has air shocks that I added behind the dif. Also it has the air pressure dash gauge from a 2 ton truck. Went to the junk yard and got a air compressor out off a '97 roadmaster. Works great