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tama2112
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Jun 14, 2017

2016 GMC Sierra 3500 SRW vs. Ambition 38FB - Am I safe?

Hi All, I am pulling the trigger on an Ambition 38FB this week. Here are the specs: - 9,000 lb. axles - GVWR is 21,460** - Dry weight: 16,000 - Pin weight is 3,710 **I'm told the GVWR is so...
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tama2112
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Jun 14, 2017
2oldman wrote:
tama2112 wrote:
..I won't likely have more than 18,000 pounds total for weekend camping.

- Max Towing Capacity: 17,200 lbs
You're exceeding your max tow capacity. Does this seem like a good idea?


It doesn't.. however the truck shop told me this morning that doing air bags "adds like 3,000 to the max tow capacity". So I was thinking that I could now handle 20,000 lbs.

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