i have been looking into a couple different kinds of wheel lifts for my '99 f-350 i like the Sniper and Z Series, both fully auto and hidden leaving the bed, tail gate and hitch fully functional. i was wondering if anyone had any personal experance with either of these units or any other simular, pros, cons, likes, dislikes, etc. also my truck is single rear wheel. i would be installing the rear air bag suspension kit to compensate for the extra weight. thanks Jay p.s. check out detroit wrecker.com to see units.
My concern with a single rear wheel is overloading the tires when you have a vehicle on board. With the added weight of the recovery unit then add the weight of the front of the repossessed vehicle on a long lever like the sniper unit you refer to my bet is your rear tires will be VERY overloaded unless you have some very heavy duty rear tires on appropriately rated rims.
i know there is a guy by me has a 3500 chevy dually with a wheel lift underneath where the receiver would be, still hauls a 5th wheel, personally with towing experience i dont like some of the in the bed ones, the sling sucks, causes too much damage to the front bumper on these newer vehicles
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