Suspension advice needed
Recently weighed my truck and fifth wheel and discovered that the truck weighs 10,000 pounds with the trailer attached. That was without my wife and dog. That happens to be the GVWR also, so I am a ...
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berniross wrote:
Recently weighed my truck and fifth wheel and discovered that the truck weighs 10,000 pounds with the trailer attached. That was without my wife and dog. That happens to be the GVWR also, so I am a bit overloaded. Will going to heavy duty shocks give me a little more capacity? What about air bags? Any other solutions?
Truck makers may choose any GVWR they want up to the sum of the FAWR/RAWR. Example is your truck has a 6200 RAWR and maybe a 4800 FAWR = 11000 lbs which includes brakes/tires/wheels and spring packs.
Its more important to weigh front and rear axles separately than a single gross weight. That way you know if a axle/tire/wheel/spring pack is overloaded.
Pay attention to the trucks rear suspension weights as its carrying most if not all of a trailer hitch weight/everything in the bed and a percent of folks in the cab.
