help please! I need to increase GVWR on my d250....

[andolyn]

Hello! I own a 93 d250 ex cab long bed with the cummins diesel, banks power pack, engine (jake) brakes, 16"wheels wrapped in 10 ply tires, slotted roters,air bags, tow pkg with tranny cooler. I stopped by the co-op and weighed him with my 8.5' Shadow Cruiser cabover camper and was stunned to find I was over weight by 300 lbs! (AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE 172LB GREAT DANE) I was planning to pull my horse trailer with my Easy Lift and Tow Beast hitch but now I am concerned with just the camper...any way to make a d250 into a d350? Love my truck dearly and do not want to change to a new one. Thanks in advance for the advice

[CumminsPower59]

Welcome to our forum!

I've been batting 0.000 on here for a while but here goes...

People will convert their SRW D/W250 into DRW's, adding springs and or air bags, etc., to increase capabilities when loaded, but that doesn't solve the GVWR/CWCR problem. As far as I know, there isn't much that can be done to increase the limit that's on the tag and/or owners manual. See what you got on each axle, and try to shed some weight somewhere, and/or move it around.

[oldestof11]

Only legal way is a D350 as all trucks are certified to a certain weight. Changing wheels, differentials, brakes may get you to that capability but the little sticker on the door says otherwise.

[PToombs]

I know a guy here in NY that had a 2500 chevy and had his springs, tires and stuff upgraded to 1 ton stuff and the spring company put a sticker on the door denoting the fact that the GVWR was upgraded. I don't know how legal this was or if the DOT cops would care or not. It was quite a few years ago.

[thrashingcows]

I would stop by and talk to a DOT or CVSE scale attendant. Talk to them about what you have, and what you would like to do. If you are up front and honest about what you want to do, they will usually try their best to help you out.

I was a little leery about a long heavy haul I was going to do with my D350 cummins crewcab, I was very near, or would be slightly over my CVW. SO I went into a scale shack and talk to the guy. Showed him what I had, that it was now a cummins truck, no longer gas, and explained what I planned. He told me that there would be no issue at all with me hauling this stuff.

[andolyn]

Thank you for your replies! I did some extensive research and learned that Dodge installed 1 ton rear end and transmission in the 1993 d250s diesels. I believe with the "extras" that Virgil the truck has ie air bags etc he should be ok.... anyone else have an opinion? Good idea on speaking to a DOT fellow, I plan to follow up on that.