Greetings and weight question
Greetings, Don here from Southeast AZ. We are looking to get a FW, but have no real rush because we want to research, and pick the best rig for us. We just purchased our new 2018 Ram 2500 Laramie. 6....
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BigDinAZ wrote:
So there are two stickers. One with weights, one with tires.
The one with weights says GAWR FRONT 6000#, GAWR REAR 6500# GVWR is 10,000#
The one with Tire info says Combined weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed 1,970#
I looked on the sidewall of the tire and it says 3649# rating
Which one do I go by?
1970 is your payload
6500 axle weight is good. Thought it was only 6000, so now you have some more room to play with.
Tire weight exceeds axle rating, that's good too.
As others said, it's best to get actual weight from truck scale, then you know exactly how much weight you have to spare.
My Pullrite slider hitch weighs 300lbs. You will probably be in the neighborhood of 2800-3000lb pin weight available when done. Still in the 12K 5er category.
Remember if you have a spray in bedliner and/or a bed cover, those add directly to rear axle weight
Mike
