overload springs?

[kluther]

overload springs; over weight?

why are they on a 2500 4x4. i have put 2000 lbs in the bed and didn't have them touch. i tow a 5ver that puts my gvw over by 800 lbs. but my toy hauler trailer is only 9,000 gvw. so i installed the EGR brake upgrade,a built trans,and more engine power,larger e rated tires. is this still to much for my truck? ken

 

[Crazy Horse]

There allot of people who put more weight into the beds than 2000 lbs. The truck manufactuers know this and build an measure of error into the pachage. It's like having too much money. Some people like my self wish they would give us more in spring capabilities.



It's the same reason you have modified parts of your own truck.

 

[klenger]

I had a TSB done to my 01 to lower the rear end so that I could have better clearance for the 5er. As part of the TSB, the overloads are removed. Of course, when towing the 5er is when I needed them. In any case, before I had the TSB done, if I hooked up my 5er, I was over GVWR, and was still not on the overloads. On my new '04 3500 SRW, I am on the overloads with the same camper attached, but not over the GVWR.

 

[dresslered]

Mine don't touch until I drop my 5000-lb camper in the bed. Then it's a smoooth ride.

 

[amillstream]

I have a friend with a 01 HO with overloads and he hauls so heavy, so often that he is talking about adding extra leaves to his.

 

[DPelletier]

In my opinion, it is a design error to have the overload engagement point so low (heavy). I removed my factory overloads on my '01 2500 and replaced them with a custom pack that was arced to engage sooner (anything over approximately 1500 - 2000 lbs)



Dave

 

[SMorneau]

I think the engineer who designed had an overloaded circuit in his brain and that is where the name came from. They are junk unless you are carrying a lot more than 3,000lb. Toss them in the trash and install some airbags.

 

[y-knot]

I'm with you SM! I think the overloads are a mute point, they do nothing but slap there stops every time the truck goes over a bump, causing the truck to ride like a model t. The garbage can is the right place for them all right, and a set of air bags are indeed the ultimate replacement part. Dodge got this one all wrong, they should have lost there prehistoric overloads back when they lost the first generation trucks. There is a better way.

 

[rfcom]

Removing the overloads

I don't ever plan on carrying a camper so instead of removing the overloads and making new U-bolts and all that hassle, I just removed the stops from the frame.



Jim