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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Redsky wrote:
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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.
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Better check on the rims though, my old GMC rims (granted it was a 97) were only rated for 3043 or "maybe" 3400 but not more than that. When I went to the higher capacity tires I also bought some ALCOA rims that were rated higher....enough to match the tires I put on.
