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Originally Posted by Ziegelsteinfaust
Everything the truck has, and currently I am adding. From the 12 bolt rear, HD leaf spring pack, tranny cooler, helper air bags, and built engine tranny combo are capable of the job. Except the lite duty front spindles. Which I would get rid of either way.
As someone else mentioned 295/50's are play tires. So I looked up the specs, and they have the same weight capacity as 275/60's. Weight capacity only goes up decently when I get to 70 series tires.
The 295/50's have a 2061 pound capacity, and the 16's hover around 2700-2800 pound rating.
So if the 7500 max tow rating is true as I currently believe. The tires are good enough, but will I be pushing then to hard. And should just go to 16's with E rated tires.
While I had originally planned to build a dirt road bomber, a 4/6 drop C10 is also a big want.
I have a big love for slot mags, and would like to use them. Correspondingly adjust my plans.
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What about brakes? Those are your most important towing component. Pulling the load isn’t the issue you are facing - most vehicles can physically pull a ridiculous amount of weight, far beyond any stated load ratings. The real issue is controlling and stopping the load. I think you are on the right path with your build, but two things I would highly recommend double checking before going too far are:
• Any factory GVWR/GCWR tag is going to be #1. No matter what modifications you perform to your truck to increase towing capacity, you cannot legally tow beyond what that tag states you can. A good example would be dropping a 1/2 ton cab on a 1 ton chassis - the 1 ton chassis has the
capability of handling a 10,000lb GVWR load, but the 5,000lb GVWR tag states that is your max legal road weight. This is why most people will recommend moving to a heavier rated truck (3/4 ton) instead of modifying a 1/2 ton.
• Definitely check your intended tow hitch for it’s weight rating. Most frame mount hitches are only rated to tow 4-5,000lb loads. You can get ones rated much higher, just make sure you get the higher capacity when you order it.