Cabover and Towing questions

Buzzcut1 wrote:

Flyliner wrote:
Buzzcut1, do you have any links that would educate me towards the benefits of running 19.5" wheels?

I've been towing my boats for the last 15 years, I just never towed with a cabover, so the requirements/recommendations are all new to me.

load range E tires max out at 3750 pounds of load. to carry any thing over 7500 on the rear axle with a srw you need 19.5 s and G rated tires whick will get you 4500 per wheel and 9000 total for a safety margin

Ok, so I have to ask here because I want to try to stay logical and no overdo anything if not needed. But in stock form, unloaded, how much weight do you think rides over the rear axle? Excluding the axle, you have the leaf springs, the fuel tank, the obvious long bed, spare and the back half of the frame.

After doing some research i'm looking at 150lb wheel/tire combo and a hefty $2500-3000 upgrade. So I would have to seriously look at weights of the cabover. Even though I don't want to compromise safety, I don't want to go overboard with ridiculous $$$$$ upgrades.

Honestly, I was thinking of airbags, the strongest load range E tires, the superhitch along with a super truss extension along with the good mounts.

And, no, I will not be hauling the camper enough to warrant upgrading to a dually. No offense here guys and I respect everyone's replies but I have to piece this thing together logically. It's real easy to spend other people's money on internet forums. Unless someone here tells me i'm going to roll my vehicle or suffer a major blowout, i'm not spending $7000-10k to upgrade. If that were the case, I'd get a used class c diesel motorhome and call it done.