Overweight Toyhauler Dilemma!!
We finally got around to weighing our toyhauler and it confirmed that we are indeed overweight. The scale says we weigh 14,660 lbs. total with all of our belongings on board. The trailer is a 2010 K...
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AdvSeekers wrote:
I guess we should have bought an '09 instead of a '10. It's hard to believe that a manufacturer would go backwards on something like axles, but ours are most definitely 6k.
Our current wheels and tires are the stock 16" wheels with Maxxis 8008 in 235/80/16. The tires are actually what started our whole problem. The belts in both tires on the right side are separating, causing the tread to bulge out. We're on borrowed time with these tires, hence the importance of figuring this problem out ASAP.
The shop that is going to do our work is planning on installing the Mor/Ryde SRE system.
At this point, I am leaning towards just doing the Mor/Ryde and wheels and tires. Hopefully that will be enough to give us some peace of mind and if we end up having problems with the 6k axles, we can upgrade those later on.
Interesting, I would have thought a Sep 09 brochure was the MY2010 brochure.
I don't think you need new wheels, those 16's should be rated for at least 3400lbs, and possibly 3750. The Maxxis may not be the best tire, but it is rated at 3450lbs, more than enough. A good 235/80/16 will be enough.
If you are upgrading wheels thou I would go with 17.5" ones and LRF or LRG tires.
Get it weighed so you know if you are working the suspension/axles too hard or not.
