โAug-04-2013 12:53 PM
โAug-08-2013 09:39 PM
rhagfo wrote:gmcsmoke wrote:
lol at the 3/4 ton guys who have to "justify" their purchase. "well GVWR is just a marketing number, the tires can hold more, it's the same axle as a 1 ton, well it's just missing a helper spring". Funny you never hear that from a guy that has a 1 ton.
Not so sure about that!
My 2500 camper Special came from the factory with 3500 springs and sway bar,like many 2500 owners I tow over GVWR, but without the need for Air bags or Timbers, just the stock factory suspension! Truck rides level, and is about 1" form engaging the upper overload springs.
See a lot of 3500 owners installing Air Bags to improve the ride or level the truck. Mine rides fine without them.
โAug-08-2013 06:58 PM
โAug-08-2013 06:07 PM
โAug-07-2013 11:19 PM
โAug-07-2013 11:13 PM
gmcsmoke wrote:
lol at the 3/4 ton guys who have to "justify" their purchase. "well GVWR is just a marketing number, the tires can hold more, it's the same axle as a 1 ton, well it's just missing a helper spring". Funny you never hear that from a guy that has a 1 ton.
โAug-07-2013 10:10 PM
goducks10 wrote:gmcsmoke wrote:
lol at the 3/4 ton guys who have to "justify" their purchase. "well GVWR is just a marketing number, the tires can hold more, it's the same axle as a 1 ton, well it's just missing a helper spring". Funny you never hear that from a guy that has a 1 ton.
But there's always the SRW 1 ton guy justifying not getting a DRW:)
โAug-07-2013 01:30 PM
gmcsmoke wrote:
lol at the 3/4 ton guys who have to "justify" their purchase. "well GVWR is just a marketing number, the tires can hold more, it's the same axle as a 1 ton, well it's just missing a helper spring". Funny you never hear that from a guy that has a 1 ton.
โAug-07-2013 12:10 PM
amxpress wrote:Well said! Lol My sentiments exactly ?lol at the 3/4 ton guys who have to "justify" their purchase
I don't need to justify buying my 2500. That's all I could afford at the time and it fit my needs, as it still does. Most important, DW likes the color.
I don't give a R.A. about if others don't like it or have a problem with it.
โAug-07-2013 11:58 AM
lol at the 3/4 ton guys who have to "justify" their purchase
โAug-06-2013 02:56 PM
โAug-06-2013 10:19 AM
gmcsmoke wrote:
lol at the 3/4 ton guys who have to "justify" their purchase. "well GVWR is just a marketing number, the tires can hold more, it's the same axle as a 1 ton, well it's just missing a helper spring". Funny you never hear that from a guy that has a 1 ton.
โAug-06-2013 07:37 AM
Me Again wrote:PA12DRVR wrote:
The below is a darn good question:
"Just which University granted your Mechanical Engineering degree and in what states do you carry P.E. registration?
This is important since you seem to know more about axle design than the Engineers working for the manufacturers."
To the OP: the question for you to decide is whether you want to stay within the ratings provided by the manufacturers or whether you want to go with the opinions of a bunch of self-assured internet experts.
Those same experts will critique the GVWR and GCVWR provided by the manufacturer ("its no different than the 350" "Legally, it doesn't matter" "Axle ratings are all that matter"), but the only party that assembled and evaluated the entire truck is the manufacturer.
Again, your call if you want to remain within the manufacturer's ratings or if you want to ignore them. When I towed my 5th wheel, I felt it as an acceptable risk to be 500#'s over the GVWR (on a 13,000 # GVWR) since I was about 3,000#s under the GCVWR and since that 500# overage only came if I had full water tanks plus everything else as loaded for a month-long trip.
You keep saying axles. If the axle/rear differential is the same one in 250/2500's and 350/3500 SRW's, where is the difference in the axles? The rear axle in GM and Dodge 2500/3500 trucks is the same AAM rated at somewhere between 10500 and 11500 depending on where you look. Chris
โAug-06-2013 05:02 AM
โAug-06-2013 04:52 AM
mallardtuff wrote:
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If anybody can help I'm looking for a bunkhouse model in the 34-37 foot range. Any ideas?
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โAug-06-2013 04:20 AM