[f6bits]

Where did you see 16,500? For a 3.31 SuperCab Diesel 4x4, I see 15,500. Not a big difference. But the big question is how much free load do you have?

The curb weight of 9800 lbs doesn’t make sense if your GVWR is 9800 lbs. Best thing to do is to get on a scale one axle at a time and find out what the truck really weighs. A longbed 2011 is about 8000 lbs, so you may have about 1800 lbs to play with. And that’s not enough.

p.s. It seems the Edmunds link I found earlier was for gassers and not diesels.