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DesertDogs
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Nov 27, 2019

Adding air bags: can that increase payload capacity?

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 ...
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Me_Again
Explorer III
Nov 29, 2019
Flashman wrote:
19.5 H rated tires.


And there goes the ride quality. The 19.5" tires have something like a minimum of 70 or 75 PSI to retain the bead seal, which is in the brick truck category when empty. Might be OK for a truck that is used mostly for towing heavy, not so good as a daily driver.

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