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ToddD
Explorer
Oct 01, 2017

Educate me why GM 1 ton towing capacity is so much less

than current 1 ton Dodge and Ford. I figure better to ask here than in a specific GM, Ford, or Dodge forum. The power ratings are now all pretty much on par, so why is the GM rated so much lowe...
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1jeep
Explorer II
Oct 05, 2017
noteven...I think you missed my question to the op. if I read correctly he has an older dmax and was comparing to a new. I assume like my ford the gvwr on these trucks have gone way up since early 2000. my point was looking at my fathers 07 gmx and it has a gvwr of 10k, my ford is 14k.

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