Acei, given your 2nd post, spelling out what you want to do, diesel dually is the only way to go. You won't have to worry about rear axle weight limits and you'll be much more stable on the road. You =might= squeak by with a gasser, but if you plan on doing more than minimal towing in hilly or mountainous terrain, you'll be glad you got a diesel. Given that you're looking at building a custom FW, talk to the builders about how they can help control pin weight, given your list of "wants". Maybe setting the axles further forward, or moving slides further to the rear, could be options. You absolutely want the battery box right square over the axles, that's for sure. The =only= time you'll travel at, or near, the dry weight is bringing it home from the factory, so a too-light pin wt. isn't really a consideration. Design it for your proposed loaded configuration and work from there. The alternative would be to pick up a used MDT or even HDT. These can often be had for much less than a new 1t pickup. Volvo seems to be the truck of choice amongst the HDT crowd and I've seen nice ones with 500k miles for < $50k. Personally, I like the Freightliner Sport Chassis trucks, but would never have one as I'm just not ever planning on going big enough to need more than a 1t. Once you finalize your design, please start a thread here, with pics, so we can see how it comes out.
Lyle
