getblown5.9

If you have to stop and remove your u-joint sheilds in the Home Depot parking lot because the DS yoke is rubbing it, then i think 3200lbs of concrete is a bit much

74dart

You making a bedliner?

getblown5.9

no, but I thought about it... sould even form up around the stacks and put a curb there so nothing gets burned by the pipes anymore

RAFTEN

Naw, you aren't overloaded, you just have weak springs. I carry 5K in my 3500 90% of the time. It does break air bag brackets every 50,000 or so.

Adam3291

He probably has a regular duty 2500, mine has the camper prep package so it comes with the overloads and sway bar.

blackdiesel

are you sure you had the weight right? 3200 lbs should have barely squatted your truck.

My rig sets on the stop blocks around 7,000-8,000 lbs....

getblown5.9

40 bags of concrete at 80lbs each, it was only halfway to the blocks but it squatted pretty bad, its a 2500, no overloads, no sway bar etc. and the entire 3200 was centered in a 4'x4' area in the center of the bed, not spread out over the entire bed like gravel would be.

i actually enjoyed the smooth ride for the 2 days the weight was on there!

kas83

If the u-joints shields are rubbing with that weight in the back, then they probably rub when you're hooked to the sled, don't they? Seems that the back would squat farther with a sled than 3200 in the bed.

getblown5.9

I have blocks in when pulling, i dont allow the truck to squat

bent valves

With 3000 pounds of concrete paving stones in the bed, the truck is level. I did air up my tires to 125 psi and it rode like a limousine.

taken5875

I put 56 sheets of 4' x 12' drywall in my bed and man did it squat bad but that was be for the add a leafs I should have took a picture

Totallyrad

I think this is my favorite.

Muddin_dude06

TotallyRad that is flippin' funny! lol, I need a set of overloads, with my Grizzly in the back it sits about 1" away from being level. I feel like a 1/2 ton sometimes!

joshua smith

I had 80 sheets of 7/16 osb plywood in the back of my mine this spring, the truck was still 2' from the rubber stops. Rode real nice then. It has overloads on though.

1997 CTD 2500 4X4 ex-cab long box 238,000, gear vendors 8 speed overdrive, stage 5 TST plate, 4" exhaust, 370 injectors, full DTT auto trans, silencer MIA, X-monitor digital guages, 4:10 gears w/ limited slip,new style tow mirrors

tony597fitter

I just put 2 tons of dirt in the back last weekend and it only sat about an 1.5-2" lower. I also have the tow package with the overloads. I think the overload springs are the ticket when hauling heavy.
It did ride nice though.