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sirdrakejr
Apr 17, 2011Explorer
Maybe I am not saying it right. The GVWR of the truck is there to let you know what it should weigh when loaded. The axle's each have a weight rating that is the MAX for the axle, wheels & tires. If you use the GAWRs to decide how to load the truck you will then be over the GVWR since the combined total GAWR is always higher than the GVWR. That is why I try to tell people not to use the GAWR for loading. I call the difference a "safety factor" since the dynamics of towing and bouncing can and sometimes will EXCEED the GAWR of the axles as you travel. Staying under the truck's GVWR will give you that cushion. You are loaded okay as far as I can tell. I just wanted to make you aware that mixing the two ratings COULD be a problem later on. Travel safe and return home happy.
Frank
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