Lance 1025 on 3/4 ton diesel Silverado
I'm used to pulling a small arctic fox 5th wheel, but am looking at buying a 2001 Lance 1025 which is supposed to weigh 2600 lbs. I know I need to get my 2006 Chevy 3/4 ton diesel long box weighed but...
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woodchuck1,
You don't need any tire with more capacity than the 265/75/16 "E" size max for your '06 ext cab LB 4X4 truck. 3415 lbs each or 6830 for the 2 rear tires. Unloaded, your rear wheels weight on a cat scale will be less than 3,000 lbs if it's a D/A and the TC you asked about is 2600 dry. Less than 5,600 total will be on the rear tires with the dry TC on. That leaves you 1200-1400 for the less than 50% rear wheel portion of passenger's weight (notice where the seats in the cab are in relation to the front and rear axles) and what YOU put inside your TC including freshwater when it's filled. Also note that Lance's freshwater tank is located under the step at the far forward end of the TC floor so perhaps 1/4 to 1/3 of the water weight is actually on the front tires. So is the water heater and the refigerator's weight. Always load your TC with the canned goods/liquids and weighty stuff as low and as far forward as you can. Enhances handling! Weight added up high in the TC adds to cornering tipping and swaying with crosswinds.
You be the judge when you put the TC on as to if you need to add airbags or suspension help due to a sagging rear. Make sure your shocks are good as they make a big difference in driving and handling. If you add airbags, only 40 to 45 psi should be needed for leveling and the best ride quality.
How do I know? Had a 9-1/2' Lance with a dry weight of 2480 on a 1993 Chevy 2500 ext cab LB 4X4 with airbags and 265 Michelins for nearly 100,000 miles and it wasn't an HD model. Went to Alaska twice loaded for 9-1/2 weeks travel from Michigan (over 13,000 miles) and many trips all over the USA and Canada. Many trips with a 2150 lb boat/trailer behind. Not one even tiny problem! Then put the same TC on our new 2004.5 Chevy 2500HD D/A CC LB 4X4 truck for approx 40,000 miles before using our very heavy 11'4" Lance we bought new in 1997 for our DRW 3500 originally that we had in storage on the 2004.5 in 2009. Both TC rigs handles very similar and the only change made was going from 40 psi in the airbags to about 65 psi. Airbags are fabulous and fully adjustable and the air for them is free. At worse all you need is a small cheap hand held 12V air compressor to fill them anywhere!
You don't need any tire with more capacity than the 265/75/16 "E" size max for your '06 ext cab LB 4X4 truck. 3415 lbs each or 6830 for the 2 rear tires. Unloaded, your rear wheels weight on a cat scale will be less than 3,000 lbs if it's a D/A and the TC you asked about is 2600 dry. Less than 5,600 total will be on the rear tires with the dry TC on. That leaves you 1200-1400 for the less than 50% rear wheel portion of passenger's weight (notice where the seats in the cab are in relation to the front and rear axles) and what YOU put inside your TC including freshwater when it's filled. Also note that Lance's freshwater tank is located under the step at the far forward end of the TC floor so perhaps 1/4 to 1/3 of the water weight is actually on the front tires. So is the water heater and the refigerator's weight. Always load your TC with the canned goods/liquids and weighty stuff as low and as far forward as you can. Enhances handling! Weight added up high in the TC adds to cornering tipping and swaying with crosswinds.
You be the judge when you put the TC on as to if you need to add airbags or suspension help due to a sagging rear. Make sure your shocks are good as they make a big difference in driving and handling. If you add airbags, only 40 to 45 psi should be needed for leveling and the best ride quality.
How do I know? Had a 9-1/2' Lance with a dry weight of 2480 on a 1993 Chevy 2500 ext cab LB 4X4 with airbags and 265 Michelins for nearly 100,000 miles and it wasn't an HD model. Went to Alaska twice loaded for 9-1/2 weeks travel from Michigan (over 13,000 miles) and many trips all over the USA and Canada. Many trips with a 2150 lb boat/trailer behind. Not one even tiny problem! Then put the same TC on our new 2004.5 Chevy 2500HD D/A CC LB 4X4 truck for approx 40,000 miles before using our very heavy 11'4" Lance we bought new in 1997 for our DRW 3500 originally that we had in storage on the 2004.5 in 2009. Both TC rigs handles very similar and the only change made was going from 40 psi in the airbags to about 65 psi. Airbags are fabulous and fully adjustable and the air for them is free. At worse all you need is a small cheap hand held 12V air compressor to fill them anywhere!
