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No problem. Discussions are great and all parties that are willing to can learn from them.
I'm one of the risk averse crowd. Unless there is a compelling reason to exceed GVWR and I feel the reason is worth the risk, I won't do it. The list of items I typed was a stand in for everything in...
I'm not going to argue. I go by the sticker. If I wanted or needed more capacity I would buy a 3500 or a 3500 DRW.
I am not an engineer, I am not a mechanic nor have I ever claimed to be.
It is your truck do what you want.
The other parts of the story are the engine, transmission, springs, control arms, bushings, seals, brakes, tires, drive shafts, linkages, etc, etc, etc. All of the parts of the truck work together. The limiting factor is not the most robust piece of equipment, but the weakest one.
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Unless you are doing serious off roading, the articulation loss is not that significant and won't be noticed. I plan on putting Airlift 5000's on my 2500 with off road package. If I was worried about the loss of travel I would install Daystar cradles as well, but I feel they are not needed for...