So while driving Highway 101 through Oregon yesterday I stopped at a highway dept scales and weighed my 2016. The front axle was 3350. The rear axle was 3450. And obviously the total was 6800. On my truck I have installed sliders from Slee, a Gobi rack, and one half of an ARB drawer set. I also have a pair of Maxtrax and a couple of pelican cases weighing about 20 pounds each on the roof rack. Inside the truck I have about 80 pounds of additional recovery gear, two suitcases, about 30 pounds of photography gear, and a 30 pound box of hiking gear.
My wife was not with me on this trip so with her and her gear that would add about 200 pounds. So with her with me the total vehicle weight would be or exceed 7000 pounds.
I know this leaves me under the GVWR but it is pretty close and doesn't leave me any room for other items such as bumpers. It also makes me a little bit concerned about towing a trailer which has a huge weight of 750 pounds.
Is it time for me to consider a suspension change? Nothing extravagant. But do I need something stronger than the stock suspension to support this weight, especially if I will be adding on the trailer beginning in April?
(By the way I will have 20,000 miles on this vehicle by the time I finish this trip and arrive back in Denver. I have owned it for about seven months. )
My wife was not with me on this trip so with her and her gear that would add about 200 pounds. So with her with me the total vehicle weight would be or exceed 7000 pounds.
I know this leaves me under the GVWR but it is pretty close and doesn't leave me any room for other items such as bumpers. It also makes me a little bit concerned about towing a trailer which has a huge weight of 750 pounds.
Is it time for me to consider a suspension change? Nothing extravagant. But do I need something stronger than the stock suspension to support this weight, especially if I will be adding on the trailer beginning in April?
(By the way I will have 20,000 miles on this vehicle by the time I finish this trip and arrive back in Denver. I have owned it for about seven months. )