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Originally Posted by busterbrown
Advice I can offer is to make sure you have a quality weight distribution hitch properly set up. It will make your towing experience so much better. Your payload is adequate as long as you load most of your cargo equally in the trailer. Even at your trailers GVWR, you'll have 600 lbs of payload remaining for your occupants and truck cargo. As previously mentioned, keep in mind the combined weight of your passengers as it will be directly deducted from that 600 lbs.
Remember, modern day, properly equipped 1/2 ton trucks are very capable vehicles, unlike trucks from decades ago. Just stay within the manufacture specs on payload, GVWR, axle ratings, and tire ratings (LT tires preferred). The gross tow rating on most trucks means nothing as the other capacities are reached far before the "marketed" "towing capacity".
Good luck and safe travels.
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More info on my weight/ sway bars. I have this setup
http://www.fastwaytrailer.com/e2-hitch
Seems to do both. I plan on taking the truck and trailer to the weigh station and have it all weighed truck first to see where we are at. We figure the people in the truck will not go over 675 pounds being a crew cab.
Thanks again!