Should I get airbags
New to forums and just upgraded to a fifth wheel I picked up last weekend. I was trying to decide if I should get airbags to supplement the factory springs. I have a 2015 Dodge Ram 2500 diesel and f...
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donn0128 wrote:
OK, assuming your numbers. Truck empty except normal stuff RAW 3500 +/- plus his mystical 2300 pin plus 150 pound generator, plus 250 pund hitch, plus what ever else the OP loads onto the truck equals what? Over his RAWR by a significant amount. I realize not all the weight I indicated will land on the rear axle. But enough will to put him over even his RAWR not to mentiion his tire/wheel ratings. To this all you still have to add his real world pin weight.
His empty rear axle weight is around 3000 lbs. I'm not sure how his generator has gained weight, and I don't recall OP saying what hitch he was using. Mine weighs about 40 lbs, FWIW. Even using your numbers OP would be well under 6000 lbs on the rear axle. People and stuff in the cab you can generally figure will be split between the axles. You are trying very hard to create an issue where there isn't one.
