Suspension upgrade
I'm looking at enhancing the rear suspension on my 2016 F250. My 5th wheel sits it down a bit. I'm looking at the Firestone air bags but had a mechanic recommend the Roadmaster Active Suspension Kit t...
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RustyJC wrote:MFL wrote:
Actually, it is those dang diesel engines, that are the trouble maker in a 250/2500.:W If you stick with a gas engine in a class 2, you should be able to carry what you can tow. Diesel engine, too much pulling power, but too heavy for class 2 10,000 GVWR. :(
Should diesel engine be banned from class 2? IDK:h
Jerry
Diesel engines have little effect on the weight carried by the rear axle. Rear axle GAWR is the "gotcha" for the 3/4 ton trucks (ignoring GVWR, as most do.)
Rusty
I was looking for GMC 3500 SRW with the highest payload numbers I could get. I found a 2016 GMC Denali diesel with yellow payload tag of 3722 and ask what about lighter gas engine would that give me more payload. A little research we found that GMC 3500 gas engines had a lower GVWR of 10,900 and were not available in the 11,500 GVWR like the diesel. I checked Ford and found the same thing, lower GVWR for gas engines in the F350 lineup. Dealer called thier support network and the guy told us that GMC frame/suspension/brakes would NOT support the higher payloads with a gas engine with a 11,500 GVWR. I thought that was interesting.......
