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TC and towing a car hauler...too much?
Old 08-07-2008, 09:45 PM   #1 (permalink)
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TC and towing a car hauler...too much?

So I’m looking at used truck campers right now and I’m a little concerned about the max size that I can SAFELY use. You can see the truck I’m running in my sig. I’m towing a 77 K5 with 40” tires/beadlocks, dual cases, 1 tons, roll cage, bumpers, no top or doors, and lots of spare parts/tools. I estimate it’s weight fully loaded to be somewhere in the 5k-6k range. My trailer is a 18’ deck 10k dual braking axle that has a listed weight of 2400lbs. I’ve weighed my CTD and it came in at 7760lbs. Its listed GCVWR is 20,000lbs. Adding up the numbers I have so far (7760+2400+6000) that leaves me about 3,840lbs left until I exceed the GCVWR of the dodge. I plan on installing some air bags for sure and if need be a rear sway bar and some braking upgrades (better pads and slotted/drilled rotors) and I already run load range E tires.

My question is this:

Does anyone out there have a similar setup that tows/hauls this much? If so, how does it perform? Anything you’d do differently? What kind of truck camper are you using?

We prefer a hard sided truck camper with a dry bath but it seems as though most of them only come in the HUGE 10’-6” to 11’-6” variety and weigh in DRY at 3k+. So that’s why I’m concerned.

I’ve spent the last hour reading posts brought up during my search of this forum and have seen lots of different opinions and some good info. But specifically I’m interested in anyone with a truck camper that also tows a trailer in the 7k-9k range. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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