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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Bedlam wrote:
Correct, the axles were used in the light duty 3/4t trucks that really should have carried a 1/2t badge. Although some people claim it is as strong as a Dana 44, there is no real concensus on it's weight bearing limits. Once you get into the larger GM floating axles, there is much better opinion of the Corporate line (most would prefer to use a Ford 8.8 instead of this 8.5 axle).
But they were only used as a front axle, correct?
Front axles are a full floating design even if the rear axle of the same style is semi-float.
Front axles also generally carry a lower GAWR.
