Will a 3/4 ton do

S Davis wrote:

Grit dog wrote:

S Davis wrote:
If you like messing with your vehicles go 3/4 ton, I towed a 14,000lb gooseneck with a 2013 2500HD and had to add helper springs, upgraded shocks and upgraded tires. My pin weight was over 3000lbs.

And yet aside from spring rate, the trucks are the same. Hence the helper springs. The other 2 items you’re claiming are just for effect, since 1 ton srw trucks are available with the same wheels and tires as 3/4 tons and shocks, well, 90% of factory shocks are less than stellar and they have no bearing on load carrying capacity.
Nice try though.

I’ll give you the shocks even though they can make the difference between a good towing experience and not. I have an issue overloading tires I guess you don’t? My factory tires were 6400lbs and hooked up the rear axle was about 7000lbs.

And you're not going to get measurably, or any, better OE shocks, apples to apples on a 3500 vs a 2500.
Same with tires (and rims). Doesn't matter that you had 17" rims with 3195lb rated tires. A comparable 1 ton could, would and did get offered with the same tires and wheels. Also a comparable 3/4 and 1 ton can and does get offered with the same 18 or 20" wheels with far greater tire ratings. (Feel a little dejavu like we had this exact same dialouge in the past...)

And no I don't have a problem with overloading tires (in a literal sense). I'll throw 60psi in a 44-50 psi tire to keep it from squatting, handling like poo and getting hot from flexing, if the load of the day calls for it. ( I do not do this as a general matter of course, but it is an effective bandaid that to be fair I don't condone others randomly doing).
I also don't have a problem overloading tires on my HD trucks either. Current 2500 has 3750lb rated tires @ 65psi max cold pressure.