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.
Do you have a good source for that number? (I hope you are right!) As I read the on line specs for my 2013 Chevrolet 3500 I am seeing a number on the order of 7,000 libs and I am looking at exactly the same problem. (Ironically, I even looked at the Northstar at one time.)
The Nitto Terra and Trail Grappler, in LT295/70x18E come out at over 4,000 lb.. each. (You will need gentle lift and trimming.) The challenge seems to be to find wheels rated at over 4,000 lb.. All of the aftermarket stuff that I can find is rated at 3600 lb.
Anyone have good ideas other than Rickson 19.5?
