Truck camper payload question?
I have a truck camper payload question. If this is the wrong forum, I apologize in advance. I also posted this in the truck forum. We recently put a deposit down on a flatbed Northstar Escape Pod ...
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The 2006 to early 2007 "Classic" trucks with the LBZ are very reliable so long as you keep the fuel clean. Traveling in Mexico I would want to use a two stage filtration setup and lots of info on the Duramax forums on how to do this. Not all that expensive either to do.
The axles are rated at 10,900 lbs. so the weak links are the springs and the tires. Easy to add helper springs and there are tires like the Toyo and Nitto Terra Grappler that support up to 3750 lbs. with the stock rims.
Have the truck checked at a shop that does front end repairs. These trucks are supposed to have the 11 lube points greased every 3,000 miles and this is seldom done. A bad tie-rod or ball joint could be very dangerous even with the truck empty. Not that expensive to have these parts replaced.
I would avoid a truck that has been chipped as the transmission is going to be stressed and that can entail a $3-4K repair bill.
The axles are rated at 10,900 lbs. so the weak links are the springs and the tires. Easy to add helper springs and there are tires like the Toyo and Nitto Terra Grappler that support up to 3750 lbs. with the stock rims.
Have the truck checked at a shop that does front end repairs. These trucks are supposed to have the 11 lube points greased every 3,000 miles and this is seldom done. A bad tie-rod or ball joint could be very dangerous even with the truck empty. Not that expensive to have these parts replaced.
I would avoid a truck that has been chipped as the transmission is going to be stressed and that can entail a $3-4K repair bill.
