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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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Grit_dog
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Dec 02, 2019
^ Except this thread isn't about 3/4 vs 1 ton and the suspension isn't the limiting factor in the OP's case (as you pointed out, it's easily up-gradeable). Stability of having training wheels attached and rear tire/rim capacity if that is a concern are the major differences in the OP's case.

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