98 Silverado maximum payload question.

97silveradoguy · Jun 1, 2020

alpinecrick, it's a short bed step side with the 350. I picked up some Monroe load leveling shocks today with that in mind. The centerline of axle is 48 inches from the headboard. The engine crate is 50 inches long but as I said it 1100 pounds. If I put the flywheel end of the crate up against the headboard I think I might get away with it along with the shocks. I don't know, it's a guesstimation at this point.

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alpinecrick · Jun 1, 2020

97,
I would go for it regardless. Growing up on a ranch I'm well acquainted with overloaded pickups! (Some of the stuff I watched my dad haul decades ago still make me cringe). You might test the bump stops when going over RR tracks but it's one trip and very unlikely to break the truck.

The Monroes will undoubtedly help.......

97silveradoguy · Jun 1, 2020

alpinecrick said:
97,
I would go for it regardless. Growing up on a ranch I'm well acquainted with overloaded pickups! (Some of the stuff I watched my dad haul decades ago still make me cringe). You might test the bump stops when going over RR tracks but it's one trip and very unlikely to break the truck.

The Monroes will undoubtedly help.......

Thanks for the support. The shame of it is, I could put three of those engines on my K30 and it wouldn't even blink. The Detroit is 39 inches long, I'll just put it in the truck sideways up against the headboard. I think that will give me a 60/40 weight distribution. We'll see. Lol

Supercharged111 · Jun 1, 2020

Those shocks will help. To what extent remains to be seen.

CrustyJunker · Jun 2, 2020

I'm curious how much the shocks help myself. Agreeing with what was said earlier, keep as much weight to the front as possible!

Just commenting because I had this same question a couple days ago going to the hardware store. 1100 pounds is still quite a bit more than I had. I loaded down with 800 pounds of pavers in front of the rear wheels. Also a regular cab short bed truck. Squished it down pretty good, but not bottomed out.

97silveradoguy · Jun 2, 2020

CrustyJunker, I think the load leveling shocks will definitely help. I tried to compress one and got about 2 inches out of it and that was it and I weight 215 pounds. If they give me an extra 400 pounds of payload I'd be happy with that.

As long as the bumper isn't dragging on the ground I'm happy. I only had one other 1/2 ton pick up and I never loaded it with anything so I'm clueless to how much I can safely load this thing with.

CrustyJunker · Jun 2, 2020

97silveradoguy said:
CrustyJunker, I think the load leveling shocks will definitely help. I tried to compress one and got about 2 inches out of it and that was it and I weight 215 pounds. If they give me an extra 400 pounds of payload I'd be happy with that.

As long as the bumper isn't dragging on the ground I'm happy. I only had one other 1/2 ton pick up and I never loaded it with anything so I'm clueless to how much I can safely load this thing with.

Kinda same here, I've towed heavy, but I've never really loaded a lot in the bed of this truck. My old 2 door Tahoe had way firmer springs, comparing the two. I think you'll make it safely, just more curious on the comfort. :waytogo:

97silveradoguy · Jun 2, 2020

The other half ton I had was a 1980 Jeep Honcho when I was going through a Jeep phase and it was a toy really. Had a J20 that was an absolute beast. I've had two military M1008/K30's including the one I have now. It's almost impossible to overload it.

someotherguy · Jun 3, 2020

97silveradoguy said:
Anyone want to drive this beast on an 8 hour round trip? Lol

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Nice, and dig the Frito 19.5's on it.. but I can one-up the situation; I drove my old Unimog on a 24 hr trip just to get it home from where I bought it. They're geared super low, too; 59 mph top speed on flat ground. Once you start on an any grade at that speed you begin slowing down so quickly it feels like you're going backwards.

I spent a lot of time driving with the right signal permanently on like some addled senior citizen (not equipped with 4 way flashers.)

The one advantage being the engine was pretty stout so no worries of it grenading. However, the transmissions will overheat with constant highway use so I had to stop several times along the way. That trip during the summer was brutally hot, too!

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stutaeng · Jun 3, 2020

I didn't know payload was that low on these trucks. I always thought it was "at least 1,000 lbs." Are you sure about it being less than 1,000 lbs? I'm assuming OP has 2wd, but maybe it's a 4x4 and payload is lower.

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1...hUKEwis1NONg-bpAhUDKawKHUzMD_AQ4dUDCAw&uact=5

I once went to pick up some washed sand on my '99 Silverado ECSB 4.3 and forgot how much I usually hauled (1/2 yard.) Well, I told the guy do 1 yard! I was on the truck, so didn't see how much the thing sagged. Rookie mistake, I know. Ridding home I went slow, but felt a little weird. I cringed when I got home! 1 yard of sand is about 2,400-2,600 lbs! I spend the rest of the day shoveling sand, LOL. Mind you, the GMT-800 only have a puny 3 leaf pack vs 4 leaf pack on the GMT-400 1500 series.

Years later I bought my GMT-400 K3500 CCLB for hauling heavy stuff. 1 yard of sand on that truck drops the rear end slightly below level.

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