Anyone ever tow with a 78 stepside d150

Short wheelbase.It has a 440 auto.I don't plan on towing a lot but occasionally I would like to tow a car and car trailer.I plan on beefing up the springs and shocks.Would it tow ok being a short wheelbase? Anyone done it and what's your opinion.

I towed a car trailer for a few years with a 360 in a 4x4 Ramcharger, which is a shorter wb then a short box pickup.

It did the job for a couple of years while we were dirt track racing. If your roads are rough, or have those irritating bumps where the concrete slabs are jointed, it will bounce worse that a long box truck would because the axle spacing makes each axle hit the bumps independently, not in pairs like the longer truck axles do. As far as doing the job, the short wb tends to be more effected by how the weight is set on the trailer then a longer truck would be. Your going to have a bunch of guys telling you the 1/2 ton just isn't heavy enough to pull a trailer, but it was done for years, you just have top pay more attention while your pulling the trailer, things go wrong with a 1/2 ton faster then they do with a 3/4 or 1 ton, and they can go wrong a little faster with the short wb then they do with a longer wb. Gene

Once upon a time this happened. 360 4bl, had to make the effort to keep foot out of it going up hill. 65ish wasn't dramatic.

Old guy was funny: said took a whole crew a week to put that together, you two guys took it apart in a day.

Built 1/2 my deck out of it.

Used to tow cars around all the time on an open trailer with my Lil Red. Just use some common sense - it is not a new truck and it will not stop and handle the weight like a new one. Keep your speed down and watch out for other idiot drivers and you should be fine.

I towed all over the place with my 79 Lil Red, only an open trailer but it worked just fine with a Dart on the back...

Pulling it isn't a problem, stopping it is another story.

I had a 2wd Ram Charger I used to pull an open Car trailer. RC had the Trailer Tow package and plenty of power... The best thing I can say at least I was Young and didn't know any better.I wouldn't do it today...

Same here.

Back in the late 80's I towed my Challenger convertible on a 16 foot open trailer with my 79 Lil Red Express.
Trailer brakes are the key thing and not pushing it as far as speed.

I've even towed a 16 foot trailer behind a Dakota R/T Extended Cab.
That's not the best way to go but it worked in a pinch but I wouldn't do it again.

A buddy used to tow his 18 foot open trailer (with a Nova on it) with his 99 Dakota Extended Cab 4wd with a 318.
He did it for years till he upgraded to a 1500 Chevy truck. (Chevy guy obviously).

Been there done that. My combo worked good but I wasn't comfortable towing over 60 mph. I think some car trailers are better suited for short trucks than others. I also towed that trailer with my Caprice.

towed a parts truck that got the stepside for this 5 hours from Kentucky with this. Slant Six Three onna tree. Took our time and common sense.