I would not spend the money on airbags until you see what kind of sag you get. Just for kicks I took a 11000 pound track loader and pushed it way over onto the front of the trailer to see how much I could get the truck to sag. It didnt sag more than a couple inches I was amazed. We offroad camp practically everywhere we go. I learned the hardway to crank up the hitch height, and I put larger tires on the trailer. I am now practically back to level, so close it s not worth blocking up the suspension.
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On the second link you may have to choose crew cab standard box 4WD to see the rating there. And while it is a high GCWR, I will never be able to use it all because of other limiting factors like payload.
Pin wgt depends on the axle placement. Mine weighs 10,300 dry, 13K+ with everything in it. My pin wgt is around 2K.
With a trailer that size a srw is an accident looking for a place to happen. Just imagine loosing a rear tire on a windy rd, I would imagine you'll be in the dirt. When I bought this trailer I converted mine to DRW. Cheaper than trading trucks. Just my thoughts.
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ksss wrote: I would not spend the money on airbags until you see what kind of sag you get. Just for kicks I took a 11000 pound track loader and pushed it way over onto the front of the trailer to see how much I could get the truck to sag. It didnt sag more than a couple inches I was amazed. We offroad camp practically everywhere we go. I learned the hardway to crank up the hitch height, and I put larger tires on the trailer. I am now practically back to level, so close it s not worth blocking up the suspension.
Air bags helped me more with stability on windy mtn rds.
Kevin;
I haver a 32ft trailer that I pull with an 03 2500 Ram. It is close to the total weight I can pull, hitch to, and mixed with the truck it is ~2,000 below the max GCVW. Mine is a triple axle. I found out the tongue weight was listed at 1630 and with water, batteries and propane it is just under 2,000. If you are pulling with your factory hitch ensure it is weight rated for that weight. I am using a class V I added as the factory hitch is only rated at 10K. I am running air bags as I already had them but with the Reese weight distribution I don't need them at all. I am concerned about a blow out with the heavy tongue weight but keep the speed down as it does not make a big difference on when I get there. I will upgrade in the future to a larger dually truck but for now this is working fine. I know my 03 does not have near the capacity of the new trucks and it works fine with the 32ft. I can tell it is back there on hills. That is my story on my toy hauler.
lamopar wrote: Kevin;
I haver a 32ft trailer that I pull with an 03 2500 Ram. It is close to the total weight I can pull, hitch to, and mixed with the truck it is ~2,000 below the max GCVW. Mine is a triple axle. I found out the tongue weight was listed at 1630 and with water, batteries and propane it is just under 2,000. If you are pulling with your factory hitch ensure it is weight rated for that weight. I am using a class V I added as the factory hitch is only rated at 10K. I am running air bags as I already had them but with the Reese weight distribution I don't need them at all. I am concerned about a blow out with the heavy tongue weight but keep the speed down as it does not make a big difference on when I get there. I will upgrade in the future to a larger dually truck but for now this is working fine. I know my 03 does not have near the capacity of the new trucks and it works fine with the 32ft. I can tell it is back there on hills. That is my story on my toy hauler.
Buy the air bags on the way home and install them. You will be glad you did. Cali highways love to bounce your rig. Your first trip you will feel the bottoming out effect the pin weight will do to your bump stops. The bags will help cushion your ride and help with taking some weight off the rear axle and put back on the trailer axles.
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