I have an 07 Quad cab, long bed, Cummins with a GVWR of 9000 lbs. I built a pop top cabover camper and just weighed the truck/camper combo with a total weight of 9780 lbs (this was with all the fuel/water full and camper loaded but no passengers) I have a supplemental document that came with the truck called "Consumer Information Truck-Camper Loading" and it says my maximum cargo weight rating should not exceed 1155 lbs. My camper alone weighs approx 3000 lbs. I have stock LT 265/70 R17 tires and each tire is rated to carry 3195 lbs so I believe my tires adequately handle the load. The vehicle handles fine and I added the Firestone Ride-rite bags to the rear springs which are supposed to support 5000 lbs. However, on the Ride-rites, they make the statement "do not exceed the vehicles GVWR". Should I be concerned. My vehicle is strictly for personal/recreational use.

 

Short answer....YES.


Unsafe....doubtful.



Same boat as me and hundreds of others on here....absolutely.

 

The rear springs are supposed to support 5,000 lb. and you figure the camper only weighs 3,000 lbs . The load supported by the springs also includes the weight of the rear half of the truck . How much do you figure that is ?

 

I had a 05 3500 single wheel truck towed in last week.It had a lance 8ft camper on it,The rr wheel had broken,left the truck to land on the brake rotor,split that and spit it out,grinding down the road on the caliper bracket.
Wild ride I would guess!$1500 to repair the damage and he was fortunate to avoid any damage to the body.
Many people are lucky and don't have issues being over gvw,some do.I just don't want to be too close when it goes bad

Bob

 

RickG: YOu asked how much weight I think I have on the rear springs. I would guess about 5000#. I took off the pickup bed and put on an aluminum flat bed which is less weight than the original bed. I should weigh the rear wheels to see the exact weight.

 

Definetely get it weighed. I was expecting to be 5000 on my rear axle. Weighed in at 6700lbs for the rear alone. Thats was with a camper that has a dry weight of 2750.

 

JohnX: Do you do anything to mitigate the overweight issue you have?

 

if your over RAWR/FAWR/tire caps I would be concerned. Most 2wd 2500 trucks rear weight when empty is around 2800 lbs and has a 6000 RAWR. That leaves you 3200 approx for a payload.
Just a point is some states allow a uprate GVWR, but you need to stay under GAWR's.

 

Bob4x4, what type of wheels were they?