Looking at a new Silverado 3500 for the Lance
The wife and I are considering replacing the old Ram with a truck this spring. Last Saturday we drove a new Silverado 3500, single rear wheel, extended cab, long bed, 4x4 with the gas engine. The tru...
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PFitt wrote:
Checking the Chevy wed site with 11000 gvw you lose the side airbags and tire pressure monitoring system. Just a sticker up date from 10,000-11,000. Get the 10,000 GVW keep the Air Bags and TPMS system and add air bags to rear if you need the to level it up some. I work at the Flint Truck Plant we build Reg and Crew cab Chevys. The springs and axles are the same. If you order your truck you can get in touch with the Ft Wayne plant were it will be built and watch your truck go down the line!! I just had a friend in Tue, to watch his Crew Cab Dually Duramax go down the line!! He couldn't get the smile off his face all day!! Said it was great to watch his truck being built!
You "lose" the side airbags by default when selecting the 10,800 (SRW standard bed) or 11,000 (SRW long bed) GVWR, but they may be reselected.
The ONLY thing you lose is the TPMS, which many people don't like anyway. If you're going to be running with huge variations in tire pressure (maxed out with a camper installed or perhaps even running aftermarket wheels without TPMS, or aired down for off-road driving), having no TPMS is actually convenient.
Also, the Vortec (gas) engine trucks have higher payload ratings than the Duramax (diesel) trucks, since the 11,600lb GVWR isn't available with the gas engine (and the diesel adds an enormous amount of weight).
