Fifth wheel too heavy for my truck?
Hello all, I am new to the forums and looking for some help. I currently own a 2008 GMC Sierra 2500hd 4x4 w/ duramax/Allison. I am thinking about trading in my travel trailer for a fifth wheel, but ...
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Scaled weights come in 20 lb increments such as your 16720 gross combined weight number. Your trucks front and rear axle numbers sound like rounded off/or guesstimate...... a bit odd.
I would suspect a even number 4500 lb front and a 5400 lb rear number as being a scaled axle weight number.
Even at 5400 lbs on the rear axle the truck (6084 RAWR) still has 640 lb of capacity left.
All trucks will squat a certain amount depending on the rear suspension. My '03 2500 Dodge/Cummins has a 6000 rawr. This truck is the first year of the new 3rd gen truck. For unknown reasons Dodge didn't add a aux upper over load rear spring pack on the 2500 trucks. This truck starts sags a bit with 1500 lbs of redi mix bags over the rear axle. With a 11200 lb 5er the truck rear axle has weighed from 5260 lb up to 5420 lbs all depending on how much we load in the trucks bed and how much stuff we carry in the trailer.
I would suspect a even number 4500 lb front and a 5400 lb rear number as being a scaled axle weight number.
Even at 5400 lbs on the rear axle the truck (6084 RAWR) still has 640 lb of capacity left.
All trucks will squat a certain amount depending on the rear suspension. My '03 2500 Dodge/Cummins has a 6000 rawr. This truck is the first year of the new 3rd gen truck. For unknown reasons Dodge didn't add a aux upper over load rear spring pack on the 2500 trucks. This truck starts sags a bit with 1500 lbs of redi mix bags over the rear axle. With a 11200 lb 5er the truck rear axle has weighed from 5260 lb up to 5420 lbs all depending on how much we load in the trucks bed and how much stuff we carry in the trailer.
