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<p>[QUOTE="singlescrewshaker, post: 8678456, member: 209272"]You should be fine. 1,000's of duallys running around pulling 4car rigs. Some cowboys even doing 5 car mini's. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I don't like it, but to each their own..</p><p><br /></p><p>What's your rear rated at, 9,900lbs or so? Mine was 9350 & I was able to stay within that on 95% of loads pulling my mini float. The AAM 1150 rear axle in my ram was actually rated at 4950KG or roughly 10,900lb. Ram probably de-rates because the springs are a bit soft on the pickup to provide better ride quality for the grocery getter crowd. There is some margin of safety built in, ya know..</p><p><br /></p><p>The TP 4car is a much better choice IMHO over the Appalachian or Kaufman for that matter. The 8k axles are much more up to the task in a commercial operation. More capacity, bigger bearings, 17.5" tires are nice, & brakes almost twice as wide. (12"×2" vs 12.25"× 3&3/8") Way more stopping power. Hopefully TP uses dexter axles too, instead of the lipperts Kaufman uses. Dexter is the best quality light duty axle on the market..[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="singlescrewshaker, post: 8678456, member: 209272"]You should be fine. 1,000's of duallys running around pulling 4car rigs. Some cowboys even doing 5 car mini's. o_O I don't like it, but to each their own.. What's your rear rated at, 9,900lbs or so? Mine was 9350 & I was able to stay within that on 95% of loads pulling my mini float. The AAM 1150 rear axle in my ram was actually rated at 4950KG or roughly 10,900lb. Ram probably de-rates because the springs are a bit soft on the pickup to provide better ride quality for the grocery getter crowd. There is some margin of safety built in, ya know.. The TP 4car is a much better choice IMHO over the Appalachian or Kaufman for that matter. The 8k axles are much more up to the task in a commercial operation. More capacity, bigger bearings, 17.5" tires are nice, & brakes almost twice as wide. (12"×2" vs 12.25"× 3&3/8") Way more stopping power. Hopefully TP uses dexter axles too, instead of the lipperts Kaufman uses. Dexter is the best quality light duty axle on the market..[/QUOTE]
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Help me understand some weight numbers?
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