DesertDogs wrote:
Does adding airbags to a pickup truck tow vehicle increase the payload capacity of the truck?
For example, take a pickup with 3500 lbs. of payload capacity. If one were to add air bags to such a pickup, could that realistically increase the payload capacity from 3500 lbs. to 4000 lbs.?
Also, does adding airbags improve ride quality in the truck?
We're thinking of going with a 2019 3/4 ton RAM or 1 ton RAM as our every day driver and also as a tow vehicle for a fairly short 5th wheel.
I'm trying to decide which would be the best route to follow when buying a truck that will serve mostly as a daily driver, with occasional use to tow a 5th wheel.
3/4 ton with air bags added?
1 ton without air bags?
1 ton with air bags added?
Or....???
"Considering Vanleigh Vilano 320 5th Wheel. Would want about
4000 lbs. payload capacity with the tow vehicle."
You are into the dually 1 ton arena.
Here is what they say about pin weight:
Hitch Weight : 2,600 ****
**** unloaded and based off of an average
Add a washer/dryer in the front closet and load it up and a SRW 3500 will be maxed out.
