Highway driving close to max payload

[2019Warlock]

Just wanted to discuss driving experience with a load in the bed.

Highway driving: 105km - 115km / hour
Distance: 50km
Payload in cab :400lbs
Payload in bed: 720lbs
Total: 1120lbs
Max payload: 1304lbs - weight of Mopar tri-fold tonneau cover

Approx: 150lbs payload left

First impressions: could tell there was weight back there. Drove fine until on the highway with slight turns. The steering was very sensitive - more then I would like.
I would not feel safe if there was wind.

Granted I should slow down but I felt in control.
Honestly, it would feel safer with load E tires.

Just wanted to share my experience. Carrying flooring.

 

[MADDOG]

So how fast were you going?

 

[2019Warlock]

65mph

 

[BWL]

I'm virtually always at max payload and always feel fine. My 1 toolbox is about 350lbs and the rest of the stuff I carry in the box is easily that and then some plus the weight of my roll n lock and my fat ass. Gotta be 1100 total. Never felt uncomfortable with it. I do always run lt tires, but that's just because I get too many flats with the sras on the resource roads. I've done it with sras as well and still fine even on the highway through hell doing 75-80 mph, which is roughly the speed limit converted from kph. My commute to work is close to 650 miles each way. Trucks always feel a little weird in the high speed corners. They have more body roll. They're not performance cars.

 

[2019Warlock]

I'm virtually always at max payload and always feel fine. My 1 toolbox is about 350lbs and the rest of the stuff I carry in the box is easily that and then some plus the weight of my roll n lock and my fat ass. Gotta be 1100 total. Never felt uncomfortable with it. I do always run lt tires, but that's just because I get too many flats with the sras on the resource roads. I've done it with sras as well and still fine even on the highway through hell doing 75-80 mph, which is roughly the speed limit converted from kph. My commute to work is close to 650 miles each way. Trucks always feel a little weird in the high speed corners. They have more body roll. They're not performance cars.

I agree with every thing you said.

My last truck was a sierra 1500. Pretty much put LT tires on when new. Have maxed payload and maxed towing with that truck. As I mentioned I do believe LT tires would have made the ride much better.
Completely different suspension. (Leaf springs)

I do have the offroad package. (1inch front lift) Which might make it more nose high.

 

[El Huapo]

Looks like you loaded it right---pushed forward in the bed. I wonder if you max'd out the tire air pressure before loading? I've loaded mine (stock SRA's, pumped to 44psi cold) with 1/2 ton of gravel and my 200 lbs plus toolbox and felt OK but not truly great, but the V6 weighs less and thus has a larger load capacity.
NOTE: just to be safer, I recently added airlift bags inside the rear springs. I haven't done a big load with them but with a trailer, I was easily able to level up the truck. When unloaded with 10psi in the bags, I don't feel them at all (but that may be my old lead-****). If I planned on lots of big loads, I would swap out the soft SRA's.

 

[2019Warlock]

Looks like you loaded it right---pushed forward in the bed. I wonder if you max'd out the tire air pressure before loading? I've loaded mine (stock SRA's, pumped to 44psi cold) with 1/2 ton of gravel and my 200 lbs plus toolbox and felt OK but not truly great, but the V6 weighs less and thus has a larger load capacity.
NOTE: just to be safer, I recently added airlift bags inside the rear springs. I haven't done a big load with them but with a trailer, I was easily able to level up the truck. When unloaded with 10psi in the bags, I don't feel them at all (but that may be my old lead-****). If I planned on lots of big loads, I would swap out the soft SRA's.

Tire pressure was left unchanged from what the factory had set it to at 42psi
They are the stock SRAs. (Max 44psi)

I have read a lot of posts about RV/towing. Which talk a lot about payloads. I have yet to tow with the Warlock.

I can't wait to swap out the SRAs for an A/t or mud tire. The surprise purchase of the flooring wasn't cheap and last month I got the truck Krown oil under sprayed ($150CAD). Also need to complete my first oil change for the ram. Just over 1000 miles on the odo.