Do I have have enough Truck?
Hello All, My first post and good to meet you all. we're getting back into RV and traveling. Have an important question regarding towing heavy fifth wheel. We picked up a 04' Keystone Spri...
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valhalla360 wrote:
Is there something sentimental about this truck or do you happen to have a diesel and tranny sitting around and you just like projects?
It would certainly be a lot cheaper and easier to just sell the truck and buy one that is already rated for what you need.
LMAO! You haven't priced out trucks lately have you?
OP I haul heavy with a 97 GMC K3500 crew cab. The dually trucks got an upper overload spring, when that engages stuff gets serious. 2500# is well within the realm of what that truck can take on its backbone. Dually brakes are a great upgrade, don't forget the rear wheel cylinders. Duallies got their own as well. My truck is supercharged and it gets the job done locked in OD somewhere in the 20k GCW range.
Here I'd just added a 2nd upper overload and was monkeying with hitch height. This is with the bags empty FYI. I don't have any braking complaints on either of my 400 trucks as both are hydro posted. Before I HB swapped the 1500 it sucked even with upgraded pads, rear axle, different master, etc. Speaking of brakes, Powerstop makes a bonded semi metallic rear shoe set that really kicks ass. Raybestos has a GG front pad pretty cheap as well. I have the shoes on the dually and empty the rear lets go quick but **** does it stop.
