Overweight Toyhauler Dilemma!!

ah64id wrote:

AdvSeekers wrote:
The shop called about 7pm tonight and I have some options to think about. I think the plan from here is to swap out the 6k axles for 7k axles, install the Mor-Ride system, and do new wheels and tires. I originally wanted to upgrade to electric over hydraulic disc brakes, but I think that is going to add too much to the cost for now.

Hopefully we'll have this issue addressed before it has a chance to become a real problem.

Thanks to those that had some helpful feedback and I'll let you know how it all ends up.

They may be 6K axle, but the 09 brochure shows them at 7K. Are the 8 lug or 6 lug? What does the sticker say?

Just want to verify first.

What is the weight rating of your current wheels and tires? They should be LRE 235/85/16 right?

Are you talking about the Mor/Ryde independent setup, or the CRE or SRE system?

I guess we should have bought an '09 instead of a '10. It's hard to believe that a manufacturer would go backwards on something like axles, but ours are most definitely 6k.

Our current wheels and tires are the stock 16" wheels with Maxxis 8008 in 235/80/16. The tires are actually what started our whole problem. The belts in both tires on the right side are separating, causing the tread to bulge out. We're on borrowed time with these tires, hence the importance of figuring this problem out ASAP.

The shop that is going to do our work is planning on installing the Mor/Ryde SRE system.

At this point, I am leaning towards just doing the Mor/Ryde and wheels and tires. Hopefully that will be enough to give us some peace of mind and if we end up having problems with the 6k axles, we can upgrade those later on.