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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GVWR has legal meaning, not necessarily physically determined. Other things that figure into GVWRs include vehicle class for tax, license and CAFE purposes. Of particular interest are vehicle tax and license categories in various states. Thus you might find the same truck with different GVWR for sale in different places, or with GVWR options, with no physical changes. The GVWR determined for whatever reason will not exceed the sum of GAWRs.
Some states have special tax categories for under 6000 and under 7000 pounds. Some formerly had under 4000 and under 5000 classes, but adjusted as trucks got bigger. Some states require commercial licensing of vehicles over a particular GVWR, no matter how they are used. There was also once an exclusion of "heavy" trucks from the CAFE based on assumption that trucks over a particular GVWR were not used as private passenger cars. As consumers moved toward greater use of trucks as family vehicles, these targets also moved up.
You may or may not effectively change the capacity of your truck to carry loads, by changing particular pieces of equipment. But you cannot change the legal GVWR; only the manufacturer or a certified vehicle builder can change it.
Some states have special tax categories for under 6000 and under 7000 pounds. Some formerly had under 4000 and under 5000 classes, but adjusted as trucks got bigger. Some states require commercial licensing of vehicles over a particular GVWR, no matter how they are used. There was also once an exclusion of "heavy" trucks from the CAFE based on assumption that trucks over a particular GVWR were not used as private passenger cars. As consumers moved toward greater use of trucks as family vehicles, these targets also moved up.
You may or may not effectively change the capacity of your truck to carry loads, by changing particular pieces of equipment. But you cannot change the legal GVWR; only the manufacturer or a certified vehicle builder can change it.
