William Keiter
Newbie
You'll be fine with the dually. So long as your driving/towing safely to the conditions & terrain with the extra weight in mind. @Supercharged111 will be able to shed some light on this for sure.
I run 9000-9500# on a LD2500 7200gwv. Am i over weight, yeah, am i concerned, sometimes but i know my and the trucks behavior and i drive accordingly, cruise and enjoy the ride!
Its hard on the truck for sure, parts break & bent. Im slowly upgrading my rig, done 1 ton hydroboost conversion, rebuilt and upgraded the entire brake system, HD shocks, air bags, HD radiator so far as well as making sure everything is mechanically to spec. Plan on going to 1 ton torsion bars & rebuild entire front end, 6+1 9200gvw rear leafs, hellwig rear sway bar etc.
10 footer, that'll be a blast!
Looking to upgrade shocks and brakes first, where did you find HD shocks? I was looking at bilstien 5100 but have a 2" lift and need to be sure they are the correct length.