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Posted: 11/20/2014 10:01:33 AM EDT
[#1]
Get a trailer. Or if thats not possible helper bags that go between the axle and frame.
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Posted: 11/20/2014 10:01:54 AM EDT
[#2]
buy a bigger truck
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Posted: 11/20/2014 10:03:40 AM EDT
[#3]
Trailer
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Posted: 11/20/2014 10:09:59 AM EDT
[#4]
Thought about a trailer, but I do not have a hitch and there is incline I would have to traverse. Not sure if my truck would be able to pull that kind of load.
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Posted: 11/20/2014 10:22:06 AM EDT
[#5]
truck is too small, more springss and bigger tires and you will bend an axle with the load
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Posted: 11/20/2014 6:20:06 PM EDT
[#6]
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buy a bigger truck This. You can't increase your truck's payload with helper springs, airbags, coilovers, etc. Those are just to LEVEL the truck when it's loaded. Your payload doesn't change just because you make it harder for your suspension to bottom out. |
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Posted: 11/20/2014 6:34:08 PM EDT
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What do I need to increase my Dakota's payload? 
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Posted: 11/20/2014 6:41:02 PM EDT
[#8]
Guess I am making more trips......
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Posted: 11/20/2014 8:25:09 PM EDT
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some years ago I put coil over shocks and a set of helper leafs on the back of my s10. Still had it sitting on the bump stops with a load of pressure treated
( thankfully no hills between me and the lumber yard or the clutch probably would have grenaded ) |
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Posted: 11/21/2014 12:48:31 AM EDT
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More details on the truck? How much are you actually looking to haul? My 95 Dakota is rated for nearly a ton in the bed.
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Posted: 11/21/2014 1:01:17 AM EDT
[#11]
If adding a trailer hitch, wiring, and renting a trailer is too expensive than there is nothing you can do to improve the payload of your truck. The trailer would be far and away the cheapest method.
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Posted: 11/21/2014 2:22:18 AM EDT
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If adding a trailer hitch, wiring, and renting a trailer is too expensive than there is nothing you can do to improve the payload of your truck. The trailer would be far and away the cheapest method. Exactly. A trailer hitch could be added for probably around $75... |
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Posted: 11/21/2014 12:42:55 PM EDT
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I had an old Dakota, 1995?, and added a set of helper leaf springs for my camping gear needs back in the day...
I would suggest a search on these before going this route. My uncle gave me hell back then...said he had a buddy put a set on a pickup to haul a camper. Spring broke while kids/wife were in back. Injuries of course. For sure overloaded a pickup not designed for that load...your mateial load? Not sure if story is true, he is/was quite the bullshitter. They are cheap however. |
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Posted: 11/21/2014 1:26:21 PM EDT
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You can increase towing capacity by getting a trans cooler (the tranny is typically the limiting factor with towing), however I dont onow if you can increase the payload.
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Posted: 11/23/2014 1:09:13 AM EDT
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If you want to spend money to do it right you can increase the payload capacity.
You will require a custom narrowed axle out of a 3/4 ton pickup. Hangers for the heavier suspension, complete brake system out of the 3/4 ton. You will have to figure out how to mate the 3/4 ton suspension on the front end including wheel ends and brakes. Transmission cooler. Frame strengthening too. Then you use the wheels and tires off the 3/4 ton. Or you install a trailer hitch, trailer brake control and trailer wiring, and drive sensibly. Or you make more trips. Or you get a 3/4 ton truck. |
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