Buying a new TC

Mammoth501 wrote:
Thanks for all the input, it's really helped me make a decision. I've never really been a fan of A/C's and never needed them, but then again I've never been to the desert either :) I'll go without it but have it prewired. 100lbs is not much but think how much more beer that is haha. I'm still a little hung up on the suspension problem. I know for a fact (looking at the numbers) that I will be pretty much maxing out my trucks payload capacity so I wonder if I should just get the lower torklift stableloafds or timbrens for now and use it for a while. Or maybe add a couple leafs would be worth it. It's a 6.5 hour drive for me when I pick it up so I just don't wanna run into problems half way though.

You will most certainly be fine for the drive home. Don’t stress. A lot of what you will feel the first year of TC ownership is just getting used to the “feeling”.
After your first season you can reassess. If you have too much sag, or decide you may tow something, then you can re-visit the suspension.
I am now a big fan of Stableloads. Super simple and do not effect unladen ride at all as there is no contact with springs when unladen.

My experience is anything you add as unsprung weight (leaf springs, bigger tires/wheels, etc) very quickly turn your ride to cr@p.