Silerback 33RL & 2001 F-250
We finally found an RV that my wife can see us living in for a couple of years, 2014 Silverback 33RL. The unit weighted right at my desired limit of 11,000 lbs. I want to start this venture with my cu...
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jdjimenez wrote:
One thing I'm concerned about is being legal and not voiding my insurance in case of an accident.
If air bags are added after market does the 8800lbs GVWR LEGALLY go up or is that a gray area?
JDJ
Air bags do not add anything to manufacturers GVWR, you got some very inaccurate advice from that e-mail or anyone else telling you that. However, GVWR is not a legal limit. The legal limits are your axle ratings, tire rating both of which can not be exceeded per federal DOT regulations. Your registered vehicle wieght is also a limitation in some states, but you just a write a bigger check to get a bigger number up until you need CDL wieght restrictions (typically 26,000# combined). If you load/carry up to the axle ratings you will be over your GVWR with a FW setup, but that is not illegal, might cause you some warrenty issues but with a 2001 I don't think that would be an issue.
