AF990 on F350 CC SRW
OK, so I've spent gobs of time reading about weights and trucks and what to do and what not to do. I've noticed many DRW owners have 9 foot campers and many have 11-12 footers, I've witnessed a Dodge...
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emcvay wrote:I am of the belief you are going in the correct direction. All of the stickers I have read say the weights are with the tire and rim size posted on the sticker. I will also add that to my knowledge, only BC Canada is the stickers law. This has been discussed many times.
... My point being that stickers are not always absolutes. Am I going to put a 990 on an SRW F350? Yes. Will I find it safe? No idea. I will tell you that if I find it doesn't handle well with that load I'll trade up to a DRW, I've considered it already, but I keep hearing from others with SRW's that they have no issue hauling it on theirs.
Whatever the load capacity of the truck, the heavier the load, the more important the tires. A heavy duty anti-sway bar is next. Typically you can add/modify overload springs. I am partial to airbags. I think these things are what will give you a safe rig.
Having been involved in racing, I think it is reasonable to believe your driving skills are better than most. I doubt you will have any problems identifying negative handling issues and correcting them.
For about 10 plus years and over 150,000 miles, I hauled my 4200 lb TC on my 2WD 2500. According to the door sticker, I was about 2,000 over. I had airbags and no overloads. City, mountains and desert, usually flat towing my Samurai. I never felt unsafe.
About a year ago, I bought a '04 4WD 3500. The price was right and I do like its creature comforts. I will have to admit, completely stock it hauled my 4,200 just fine. My weight is about 500 under the decal should anyone care (I don't). It was borderline in need of an anti-sway bar, so I added one.
Wayne
