How big an issue is weight?
Maybe I'm a stickler for weight, but given four facts: 1: The insurance company knows my make/model/year of TT. 2: The make/model has the dry/wet weight easily cross referenced. 3: The insuran...
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Can one of the self proclaimed weigh police please tell me the difference in my 2005 Silverado 2500hd and the same 3500hd. The little sticker on the door jam gives you the "as left factory" recommended ratings. So you think you can look at me towing my 44' 5er down the highway and say I'm over weight. Let's look at a few facts, and if you have personal experience of being sued or cited for over weight I would love to hear it. Yes I am well aware that the 3500 left the factory with a helper spring and a slightly larger tire. But here are the facts. I used Autozone just because of the ease of their web sight finding part numbers.
2500hd. 3500hd
Rear brake caliper. 18-B4729. Same??? Must be bigger rotors
Rear rotor. 55055. Same??? Must be better pads
Rear pads. DG974A. Same??? Maybe it's up front
Front rotor. 55072. Same??? Must be better pads here
Front pads. DG785. Same??? Suspension???
Front ball joints lower CA16323. Same???
Already mentioned the rear helper spring in the 3500
Frame and rear axle are the same on both series trucks. So best I can see tire size and helper spring is only real world difference between the 2500 and 3500
Now upgrades to my 2500 after factory placed sticker
5000 lb air bags, far sight better than the couple hundred lbs the helper springs on the 3500 added
285/75/16 load range E tires rated at 3750lbs far superior to the 245 OEM tire rated at 3042 lbs, (which incidentally is exactly what the rear axle is rated at per Chevy) the actual manufacturer has it rated at like 11000lbs (trying to recall from memory on that one)
Now all the above is comparing SRW to SRW, there is no debate the a 1 ton dually is the better tv for larger 5ers, but I'm still at the age of taking kids on vacation and I can tell you the parking a CC long bed dally in the middle of myrtle beach, or any other tourist trap just adds stress to my other wise peaceful vacation.
So next time, before the weight police pipe in about how I am putting the safety of your family and mine in jeopardy because I have my 5er hooked to a 2500 instead of a 3500 do your home work. My set up is far safer than the same 3500 SRW off the lot. And I would use this in the court of law and make the judge tell me that my upgrades didn't alter that **** sticker.
2500hd. 3500hd
Rear brake caliper. 18-B4729. Same??? Must be bigger rotors
Rear rotor. 55055. Same??? Must be better pads
Rear pads. DG974A. Same??? Maybe it's up front
Front rotor. 55072. Same??? Must be better pads here
Front pads. DG785. Same??? Suspension???
Front ball joints lower CA16323. Same???
Already mentioned the rear helper spring in the 3500
Frame and rear axle are the same on both series trucks. So best I can see tire size and helper spring is only real world difference between the 2500 and 3500
Now upgrades to my 2500 after factory placed sticker
5000 lb air bags, far sight better than the couple hundred lbs the helper springs on the 3500 added
285/75/16 load range E tires rated at 3750lbs far superior to the 245 OEM tire rated at 3042 lbs, (which incidentally is exactly what the rear axle is rated at per Chevy) the actual manufacturer has it rated at like 11000lbs (trying to recall from memory on that one)
Now all the above is comparing SRW to SRW, there is no debate the a 1 ton dually is the better tv for larger 5ers, but I'm still at the age of taking kids on vacation and I can tell you the parking a CC long bed dally in the middle of myrtle beach, or any other tourist trap just adds stress to my other wise peaceful vacation.
So next time, before the weight police pipe in about how I am putting the safety of your family and mine in jeopardy because I have my 5er hooked to a 2500 instead of a 3500 do your home work. My set up is far safer than the same 3500 SRW off the lot. And I would use this in the court of law and make the judge tell me that my upgrades didn't alter that **** sticker.
