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tama2112
Explorer
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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2oldman
Explorer II
Jun 14, 2017
tama2112 wrote:
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.
It may add to the ability of the rear end to not sag, but it doesn't increase the max towing weight.

No, I think you're getting bad advice, and I'm hoping others will verify what I'm saying. After all, I learned that on here myself.

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