hone eagle wrote:
ChooChooMan74 wrote:
Led 67 wrote:
Well now this is interesting as everyone is talking about the payload capacity and I have not seen one little word about the Brakes...
Personally I would also consider the braking capacity as well since you will be pulling that much weight.
Trailer barkaes stop the trailer. Truck brakes stop the truck.
Do yourself a favour ,measure your stopping distance without the trailer ,then again hooked up- the distance will be substantially longer.
Trailer brakes are a joke.
Even cold and perfectly adjusted .Size wize they wouldn't be used on a 70's econobox.
Warm them up a bit and all bets are off,I hope you never find out
trailer brakes do little more then keep it in line behind the TV.
Trailer brakes are only as good as they are maintained! Keep them adjusted, and a good controller and they will do a good job.
I would be more concerned about handling, stepping down to to the softer suspension of a 1500, will result in less precise handling.
Lower the air pressure in the tires for the load carried, I keep my rears at 45 to 50 when not towing.
