2008 Eagle Cap 855 in Canada
Hi There, Just curious if anyone has this Eagle Cap? We are looking at it tomorrow to put on a 2014 GMC Duramax Crew Cab, Long Box, SRW.
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JimK-NY wrote:Bert the Welder wrote:
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If his truck payload is 3800+ as he stated, I'd think he could push up to 4200 and be fine.......
Except tires, not suspension, are usually the limitation. Personally I worry driving on substantially overloaded tires. Going to 19.5 wheels and rims is very expensive. Depending on rim size trying to go to oversized tires with higher load ratings may be difficult and might mean a substantial change in tire circumference and driving characteristics.
Anyway, it seems that the OP has decided on the EC. Hopefully we will get a report on the actual loaded weight.
Yes, agree. I was thinking in terms of how the combo acts (sway/porposing, etc) when I said "handling".
Tires should, to me, always be the first thing looked at when someone wants to push the lbs they're loading. And if swapping out wheels, other then 19.5's, one definitely needs to check tire selection/availability for the the rim size they are looking at. That and rim fit were what took the longest when I up'd my rims/tires from stock. And I wanted with-in spec fit, not "yeah, should be OK" fit, as I heard from one place when inquiring about rim to tire fit. I did need her lifted a bit for the new wheels.
