Lance 1025 on 3/4 ton diesel Silverado
I'm used to pulling a small arctic fox 5th wheel, but am looking at buying a 2001 Lance 1025 which is supposed to weigh 2600 lbs. I know I need to get my 2006 Chevy 3/4 ton diesel long box weighed but...
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I have carried a lot more Lance TC on our '04.5 Chevy 2500 D/A CC LB 4X4 truck for over 70,000 miles now and it handles and rides great. Our Lance is 11'4" and weighs about a thousand pounds more than the 1025 you are thinking about. It's optioned out to the max including a 3400 watt built in propane generator amd 2 - 30 lb PP tanks. Alterations to the truck includes: airbags I inflate to approx 65psi, 265/75/16 "E" Michelin LTX tires on the OEM steel chrome plated wheels that came with 245 tires, 4 Rancho 9000X adjustable shocks. Better than the 3500 SRW suspension OEM capacity! That's it! Been on the cat scale twice so far loaded to travel and never been over GM's specs yet including the rear tire max capacity.
Tire capacity is usually the weak point and first to be over max limits and always should be at 80 psi. 19.5's will hit the torsion bar and you'll have to crank it down a lot so the tire doesn't rub in a turn. Rides terrible! They also add to tippyness when driving. A very expensive change to make! 2 I know have tried the 19'5s and went back to 265's when they found out the hard wallet thinning way and sold their 19.5 stuff.
Tire capacity is usually the weak point and first to be over max limits and always should be at 80 psi. 19.5's will hit the torsion bar and you'll have to crank it down a lot so the tire doesn't rub in a turn. Rides terrible! They also add to tippyness when driving. A very expensive change to make! 2 I know have tried the 19'5s and went back to 265's when they found out the hard wallet thinning way and sold their 19.5 stuff.
