I'm noodling around with a TCs recently: I like 'em! I made the mistake of wandering through a couple of Lances a few weeks ago and they've been on the brain somewhat. I think they'd fit what I like to do pretty well. I fully accept that people run these things over GVWR but am hesitant to run over the axle ratings.
That said, I'm having a helluva time making the weights work for the bigger campers and crew cab diesel trucks (Ford, specifically. I bleed blue: don't hate me for the way the Good Lord made me). The rear axle is fine but I blow the front axle out of the water even in a C&C models depending on how much of the TC and bed weight I shift to the front in my spreadsheet. The rear axle is OK but I tend to blow out the front axle pretty fast when I use base curb weights from the body builder's layout book.
Maybe my assumptions are wrong, I dunno.
SO, question for you guys who have weighed your TC rigs: how much weight do you see added to your front axle?
That said, I'm having a helluva time making the weights work for the bigger campers and crew cab diesel trucks (Ford, specifically. I bleed blue: don't hate me for the way the Good Lord made me). The rear axle is fine but I blow the front axle out of the water even in a C&C models depending on how much of the TC and bed weight I shift to the front in my spreadsheet. The rear axle is OK but I tend to blow out the front axle pretty fast when I use base curb weights from the body builder's layout book.
Maybe my assumptions are wrong, I dunno.
SO, question for you guys who have weighed your TC rigs: how much weight do you see added to your front axle?