โApr-26-2015 07:15 AM
โApr-26-2015 12:56 PM
โApr-26-2015 12:47 PM
IDman wrote:
Let us know when you will be hitched up and traveling because I don't want to be anywhere in front of you when you try to stop!
Just because "others do it" doesn't mean it is safe, legal, or right!
โApr-26-2015 12:10 PM
OH48Lt wrote:
After reading all the doom and gloom responses, there are a few that are on the money. First of all, the F250 with the 10K GVWR package and the F350 are essentially the same truck except for the rear spring blocks and sticker on the door. The frame, brakes (yes, even the brake pads....), axle, all the same. I do have two questions though. 1) how did you get a 10K package with 20" rims? Those 20" rims and tires are your weak point. Get some 17 or 18 inch with LR-E LT tires. 2) 8300 pounds empty is very high. My 2005 F250 CC 4x4 short wheel base diesel (6.0), essentially the same configuration as yours, was 7600 pounds empty except for a full take of fuel. Big difference.
I towed my KZ 33' toy hauler all over the Rockies with no issues at all. Pulled it fine, hauled like a dream, stopped extremely well.
โApr-26-2015 12:04 PM
OH48Lt wrote:
After reading all the doom and gloom responses, there are a few that are on the money. First of all, the F250 with the 10K GVWR package and the F350 are essentially the same truck except for the rear spring blocks and sticker on the door. The frame, brakes (yes, even the brake pads....), axle, all the same. I do have two questions though. 1) how did you get a 10K package with 20" rims? Those 20" rims and tires are your weak point. Get some 17 or 18 inch with LR-E LT tires. 2) 8300 pounds empty is very high. My 2005 F250 CC 4x4 short wheel base diesel (6.0), essentially the same configuration as yours, was 7600 pounds empty except for a full take of fuel. Big difference.
I towed my KZ 33' toy hauler all over the Rockies with no issues at all. Pulled it fine, hauled like a dream, stopped extremely well.
โApr-26-2015 11:56 AM
โApr-26-2015 11:51 AM
AH64ID wrote:Phydeauxman wrote:
Thanks. Yeah...I have 2 must do's right now. 1) go get my truck/camper weighed at/on a CAT. 2) find out what makes an F-350 SRW have a GVWR of 11,500 lbs. versus 10,000 lbs., and see if I can adopt the differences onto my truck. I know that would not change the official rating but I am not too worried about what it can "officially" handle versus what it can real world handle.
You will find the difference is the sticker. Some people/companies don't want to deal with a Class III vehicle and the requirements associated with it. Dropping the GVWR to 10,000lbs keeps it a Class II vehicle.
โApr-26-2015 11:45 AM
Phydeauxman wrote:
Thanks. Yeah...I have 2 must do's right now. 1) go get my truck/camper weighed at/on a CAT. 2) find out what makes an F-350 SRW have a GVWR of 11,500 lbs. versus 10,000 lbs., and see if I can adopt the differences onto my truck. I know that would not change the official rating but I am not too worried about what it can "officially" handle versus what it can real world handle.
โApr-26-2015 11:41 AM
rexlion wrote:
Phydeauxman, the biggest issue you face IMO is the danger of a blowout from overloaded rear tires. You must weigh the rig and find out where you're at on the rear axle weight. Then look at your tire capacity.
My second concern would be the rear axle capacity, but from other posts here it sounds like it may be the same axle as the 350... I have no idea. If it were not the same, perhaps it could be swapped out. Same thing with suspension, if you wanted to swap out, but the air bags should do the job there.
โApr-26-2015 11:39 AM
Wildwilly101 wrote:
I now know what the A H stands for in your user ID
avvidclif1 wrote:
Have you ever compared the rear end on a dually to a SRW, obviously not. Big difference in the rear end.
โApr-26-2015 11:38 AM
โApr-26-2015 11:36 AM
โApr-26-2015 11:36 AM
AH64ID wrote:
I never once said to run overload.. go back and read it again!!! I stated that the sticker ratings were underrated. There is a BIG difference, surely you can understand that.
Your truck shared more than the front axle with a DRW of the same year. The Frame, front suspension, brakes, steering, and rear axle are all the same and rated the same. The difference, aside from DRW vs SRW, was rear suspension.
You don't have to believe me but I suggest you do the research yourself before you make more false statements. The information is out there if you spend the time looking, and it's really not that hard to find.
The 2015 air suspension is a perfect example of how what I am telling you is correct. It has weaker main leafs than your 2008 did and airbags... like I said rated at 9,750# RAWR and up to a 37,500# GCWR... Tell the Ram engineers that airbags cannot handle it in a dynamic load!!! Believe what you want to believe, but at least consider at the facts before you make your opinion. Facts should effect opinions, not the other way around.
Now you have spent the bucks on a new truck, so enjoy it!!! Just don't put false information out there to justify your purchase.
There are lots of reasons to get a DRW, but the main reason you claim you did (the rear suspension) was not one of them.
It is possible most of your issue was the tire choice, and not the suspension. Even a 3,750# LRE rated tire is going to have a LOT more flex and give than a pair of 3042# LRE tires. I have ran with LRE tires near their max rating and it indues a lot of movement into the truck and is one of the reasons I now run LRG tires.IDman wrote:
Let us know when you will be hitched up and traveling because I don't want to be anywhere in front of you when you try to stop!
Just because "others do it" doesn't mean it is safe, legal, or right!
That could be the most useless comment of the thread for a couple of reasons.
Mostly because no pickup is designed to STOP the trailer.. the trailer brakes stop the trailer!!!
โApr-26-2015 11:35 AM
Wildwilly101 wrote:
Check the diameter of the factory bags and compare to the aftermarket pogo sticks. Again you accuse me of putting out false information. You are dead wrong, everything I posted is absolutely true and factual. It may not align with your contentions that are fuzzy at best, but not false. The rear suspension could not handle the dynamic load at highway speeds. It was fine sitting still. So everyone take this man's advice, put air bags on your truck and hitch up to anything you want, You will be just fine. Right....
โApr-26-2015 11:34 AM