Can anyone answer this question ?
Regarding TV weight ratings. My truck axles have a GAWR rating of 3000# front & 3166# rear, that's a combined total of 6,166# Yet, the truck GVWR is rated @ 5320# Why is there a differen...
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If you read what your manufacturer says, somewhere they will state that you should not exceed any one of FAWR, RAWR or GVWR. Our provincial government states the same thing.
If you're towing a TT, GVWR is important (for payload capacity) and if towing a FW, RAWR is important to watch.
There was a thread somewhere on this forum recently where there are industry claims that Ford and another truck manufacturer (GM?) have been fudging their GVWR ratings by using stripped down models to reduce curb weight. Maybe true GVWR numbers could be much lower than what the sticker on your door pillar says... I know in our case, our actual payload capacity is something like 800 lbs less (confirmed at a scale) which I can attribute to the options and weight of the canopy. So, I have to wonder if towing a TT and using a WDH, would it be better to ignore the GVWR and use the RAWR figure since weight is removed from the steer axle and typically not fully restored by the WDH?
I also wonder how accurate/realistic axle ratings are compared to the GVWR?
If you're towing a TT, GVWR is important (for payload capacity) and if towing a FW, RAWR is important to watch.
There was a thread somewhere on this forum recently where there are industry claims that Ford and another truck manufacturer (GM?) have been fudging their GVWR ratings by using stripped down models to reduce curb weight. Maybe true GVWR numbers could be much lower than what the sticker on your door pillar says... I know in our case, our actual payload capacity is something like 800 lbs less (confirmed at a scale) which I can attribute to the options and weight of the canopy. So, I have to wonder if towing a TT and using a WDH, would it be better to ignore the GVWR and use the RAWR figure since weight is removed from the steer axle and typically not fully restored by the WDH?
I also wonder how accurate/realistic axle ratings are compared to the GVWR?
