Chevies till Id My 48 with 7.50x20 good but old tires 1 sp axle handles 8000 rock empty weighs 7000 does fine on the level. In your case on steep downhill stay in a low gear take your time coming down till you learn what it likes,hopefully you can mostly stay off of the brakes. Try not to have other traffic bothering you,if you must could throw off some load. BET IT WILL DO FINE...GOOD LUCK!!!