Weight Concern
Hello folks, I am considering buying a 2008 Toyota Tundra Doublecab long bed 4 x 2 pickup and a Travel Lite 625 truck camper. I want to make sure that I won't have an overweight problem. I will be ...
Forum Discussion
myway_1 wrote:
Thanks for these insights. I would much rather have a heavier duty truck. However, a Ford F250 or Silverado 2500 cost about $5,000 more than the Tundra. That puts them out of my price range. I'm assuming that tires, wheels, air bags and sway bar to upgrade the Tundra won't cost more than $2,000. To get a comparable price on the Ford or Chevy, I would have to go back to a 2006 or 2007 which was two previous generation from today's models.
Just remember that upgrading the tires and wheels and adding a sway bar and air bags will add to the empty weight of your truck... thus reducing your payload capacity.
