Actual Payload of vehicles....
This thread was closed but I would like to put get some knowledge of actuals that may be of opinion or hard facts. http://forums.woodalls.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28525924.cfm Im logi...
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lawrosa wrote:
As I stated my factory tires are 31" LT 's 2270 per tire = 4540.
My axles again althogh the door tag says 2700, my axles are 3750 8.5" 10 bolt rear GM.
These are the same axles they put on the 1500's and maybe even some 2500's
As some on this forum replied to the link I posted from the closed thread about a member with a TC that was 4000 lbs. That member was over all his door tag weights but mebers here stated he was OK because his axles were actually rated higher.
In that sceneio his tires were the weakest link.
OK...Lets look at it this way... So I want to get a truck camper.
With my calculations I have 1950 payload.
I want this one say.. 1335 lbs Will fit my 6 ft bed..
http://www.travellitecampers.com/models/770SL/770SL.htm
Ill be at say 3135 on the rear. Leaves me 565 lbs left..
1335 + 1800 scale weight = 3135
3135 - 3750 gm axles = 565 remaining payload.
Can I do it?
Who or when will I get pulled over by the weight police?
Whats the difference with my plan then what the OP was doing in the link I posted in my first post?
I did say "for the vast majority of vehicles". If your door sticker lists the GAWR with the same size tires as on your vehicle now, then your vehicle is an exception. I haven't found any "official" weight rating for the GM 8.5" 10 bolt, but one forum thread I found listed it as 4000 lbs, while you post 3750 lbs. In either case, it appears your axle actually IS the weak link. Considering the 1335 weight of the camper you're looking at is the dry weight, once you add water, propane and the misc camping supplies you'll be carrying, you're probably going to be over your axle rating.
The difference between your plan and the discussion in the TC forum is the axle. That poster has a 2500HD w/6.0l which has the AAM 10.5 axle rated 8600 lbs. but his tire capacity was the weak link. My 2500HD Duramax came with tires rated 3042 lbs and, surprise, the door pillar lists my rear axle rating as 6084 lbs. Even though I have the AAM 11.5, the same axle as in 3500 trucks, rated 10,000 lbs.
