Keith P wrote:
I know this seems silly but how do I find my rawr for my truck. I know what the tires are but not sure what the rating is for the axle. I know it has 3.55 gears
Not silly at all, nobody was born knowing all of this. Some that claim to, still don't. ;)
You'll find you axle weights on a second sticker on the door or jam. Like some of us have said, use that number, minus your empty weight to come up with your weight 'budget'.
I just weighed our new camper and it's sitting at 13K with exactly 3K on the pin. That puts me at 6400lb on the rear axle, yes I am VERY close to the 6500 rawr but I still have some things to adjust that'll get that number down some. Plus the garage was empty.
I know it's hard to figure out what to do since you are being told two different things so ask yourself this...
The 10K GVWR that you have is where the 'payload' number is derived from right ? right. So how can all 2500/250' be rated at the exact same 10K number regardless of brand, engine, trans, tires etc, etc. Look at the payload rating for your exact same truck with the gas engine, payload will be considerably higher because of the lighter engine, even though it has nothing to do with the rear suspension of the truck, but Ford will say you can carry more weight in the truck.
I'm not suggesting you go as big as me, I realize I'm on the upper limits of a single wheeled truck. But don't sell yourself short with a tag along toyhauler. My 13K 5er pulls better than my 9K TT.
