Tires (the weakest link)
Like every other truck camper owner, I am looking to increase the safe load carrying capacity of my truck (2012 Chevy 3500HD SRW). I get that you can't increase the payload, but I also know that 90% o...
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jimh425 wrote:
If your Chevrolet can’t handle the Vision offset, you could always trade for a Ford. Another option is to buy new wheels that can give you a better offset for 4080 capacity tires.
That being said, it’s probably going to cost you about the same to switch to a DRW if a DRW will work for you. In that case, your load problems will simply disappear.
For sure, 19.5 tires are tougher tires, but you pay for it in a rougher ride. Btw, it’s one of the reasons that I bought a F450 of the year range I bought. Maybe or maybe not a good idea, but I haven’t had a flat or even slow leak in 15 years of 19.5s.
I got this truck at auction for a good deal (government vehicle). It is tough to find dually gassers. Diesels seem like fun when they are under warranty and potentially $$$ when you buy an old one (which I would have to with my budget). I am also in AK, so handling in the snow is important. That said, if a dually had come up first in my price range, I would have probably bought it. Alas, here I am playing the "how to make my SRW into a dually-lite with mods" game.
