poopnewton Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Ok so I have a 05 VHO and was wondering if I would mess it up if I put a pallet of pavers in it. It's 2700 lbs so I know it's definitely more than what I'm rated for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelleyperformance Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 you got a stock suspension setup? if so yes it will do it fine. ive had over 3000 lbs in 1500 trucks many times. if your on OEM suspension, it will just sit on the overload leaf so dont worry about hitting the frame... and obviously power is no issue lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggerdan11 Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Thats about 1,000 pounds more that the truck is designed to Haul, I would be very cautious about hauling that much weight. It woud make your truck sag really bad, and it would be very hard on the 20" tires. I would not recommend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopnewton Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 you got a stock suspension setup? if so yes it will do it fine. ive had over 3000 lbs in 1500 trucks many times. if your on OEM suspension, it will just sit on the overload leaf so dont worry about hitting the frame... and obviously power is no issue lol as far as I know my suspension is stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC03SS Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Being a vho I'm sure you can but just BECAREFUL. I've put a lot in my SS. I don't know how much. It was 18" tile and a lot of it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelleyperformance Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 as far as I know my suspension is stock then you should be fine, i just wouldnt do it too often... it will be hard on your truck yes, but thats what it was made to do. you have the big 9.5" rear end on your truck since its a Vmax, and the axles/wheel bearings are huge on that- about the same as 2500HD. tires will be close to weight capacity but not over, and they rate them under what they can handle just to be safe. just be careful driving as the front end will have far less balance to it then usual with all that weight. truck wont stop too well bc front wheels will slide pretty easily like that if you lock up brakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopnewton Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Just to make sure my suspension is stock. How many leaves should I have on the rear end? I only have 3 and the rear end is probably only a inch or so from the bump stop. Does that sound right? I've had over a yard of topsoil in my bed and it handled that no problem. I think the pavers would be a bit heavier though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTMD8R_SS Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 The most i had in the bed was around 2,400lbs when i was stock whit no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggs Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 I'm sure you can, but be very careful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopnewton Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Like a champ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnrtool Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) 1700lbs over the rear axle with stock suspension and stock goodyears is not an issue. Edited March 31, 2013 by cnrtool (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC03SS Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 This is 3/8 x 16x16 tile. About 900 to 1000 square feet. Idk how much it weight but its was heavy as Hell. It carried it no prob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldofashow Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 If your gonna carry a lot of weight get helper air bags in the back helps big time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted gerlach Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 i almost killed my first ss... 4500 pounds in bed and 9,000 pounds on the 1500 pound solid deck flat car trailer, ended up having to replace driveshaft hit the frame when i was driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldofashow Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 i almost killed my first ss... 4500 pounds in bed and 9,000 pounds on the 1500 pound solid deck flat car trailer, ended up having to replace driveshaft hit the frame when i was drivinghuh I would not even attempt that I like my truck no need to piss her off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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