need sanity check on weight calcs
Hi - looking to purchase a new TV/TC to carry my DW and me into retirement. I've done the math and I don't like what I'm seeing so I thought I'd post up here to make sure I'm doing things right. F...
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slickrock steve wrote:
That RAWR is probably the entire rear end with body and suspension. I cannot imagine an axle weighing 3500 lb by it's self.
By the time you add a larger receiver with extension and camper tie downs on a crew cab dually pickup, the rear will be around 3500 lbs before you add the camper. My truck is about 5000 lbs empty on the rear with my SuperTruss and WDH installed, but it has a heavy steel deck and 52 gallon fuel tank aft of the axle.
