Can anyone answer this question ?

smkettner wrote:
Yes you can load each axle right to the gross weight rating... just don't move.

Once moving the max load for handling, braking, hitting bumps etc. is only rated to 5320 for the entire truck to maintain proper control and safe driving in a variety of conditions as determined by the OEM. Anything over the rating you are on your own.

agree....

Yes you can load each axle right to the gross weight rating... just don't move.

Once moving the max load for handling, braking, hitting bumps etc. is only rated to 5320 for the entire truck to maintain proper control and safe driving in a variety of conditions as determined by the OEM. Anything over the rating you are on your own.

Dakota98 wrote:
Ok, So if I'm understanding this correctly. the GVWR is in consideration of the the tires that are also listed as from the factory, as listed on the door jamb sticker.

Keeping in mind the axle ratings (load) I could put, say an LT tire on the truck & increase my total GVWR, not to exceed the axle ratings, of course. correct ?

I would watch what I did with that...yes, you "could" increase how much your truck will carry, BUT you need to know what your rear axle rating is...you don't want to put a higher weight rated tire on the rear axle and find out that the weak link is now not the tires, but the axle...One does NOT want to exceed the rating on either axle weight rating. Part of the equation is the actual true weight rating on the axle and, for example, with my truck, it has a rear axle weight rating of 9750#, that's with 4 "E" rated tires aired to 65 psi....now each tire could be aired to 80 psi (max sidewall pressure) and I could carry more weight), though not necessarily legally...( but actual true rate rating of my axle per AAM is 11,800#)...

sometimes it's best to get the "right truck" for the towing job...even if it means one may have to go to another truck to get it done without having to worry about the "what if's".

Ok, So if I'm understanding this correctly. the GVWR is in consideration of the the tires that are also listed as from the factory, as listed on the door jamb sticker.

Keeping in mind the axle ratings (load) I could put, say an LT tire on the truck & increase my total GVWR, not to exceed the axle ratings, of course. correct ?

Dakota98 wrote:
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 difference ?

as stated, not just the axles...also tires figure in all this equation...As far as I know, it's like that on every truck that I'm aware of....lower GVWR than the sum of the FAWR and RAWR.

My FAWR is 6,000#, the rear is 9750#, which equals 15,750#, but GVWR on my truck is 14,000#...It is what it is....RAWR is covered by the tires you are running....and yes, you could put a tire on with a higher weight rating, BUT....you need to make sure of how much weight your rear axle can handle, or your weak leak could end up being the axle and not the tires....

ON EDIT:..Semper fi Marine, thanks for your service to our country:)

The axles aren't the only thing used to calculate weight ratings.