Can you critique my weights?

JIMNLIN wrote:
Not all state require a weight registration of any kind nor is it available for a private use truck.

Here's a couple of points for you to ponder.
The first is from a state Q&A on their weights website;

Declared Operating Weight

What are GVW and CGW?

3. Q - Can I declare an operating weight higher than my vehicle's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)?

A- Yes, but only if you are declaring the weight of your vehicle in combination with a towed vehicle and its load (the Combined Gross Weight). NOTE: A declared Combined Gross Weight does not authorize a truck without another vehicle in tow to exceed the truck's authorized axle weight limits. '

2nd point is your 3500 SRW braking performance is the sum of the axle ratings. The SRW does not have the same braking performance as a DRW;
..a 3500 SRW may have 5200 FAWR and 6500 RAWR = 11700 lb of braking performance.

..a 3500 DRW may have a 5500 FAWR and a 9350 RAWR = 14850 lb of braking performance.


NHTSA says this about components of the GAWR:
"Gross Axle Weight Rating is the rated load-carrying capacity of an individual axle and wheel assembly. (It represents the load that may be steadily sustained by the components in the system; i.e., tires, rims, hubs, bearing, axles, brakes, suspension, sub frame, etc. with the GAWR limited by the components with the lowest working rating".
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You've added higher rated tires/wheels and suspension help which I have no problem with doing so to carry a bit more more weight.
Having pulled 20k+ GN trailers for a living with one ton DRW trucks IMO you still have a SRW truck which will not have the same stability especially on wet down hill twisty winding roads and a heavy trailer pushing in the curves or high side wind areas.

Awesome info. Thank you.
Well, maybe i should of went with the DRW setup instead of the beefier 19.5 srw setup.
Worse case scenario is i have to sell my freshly purchased rims/tires and move to the DRW setup.

I like that last line where the GAWR is basically whatever is the weakest link. In my SRW, the weakest link was the tires... But that stability issue you mentioned really concerns me to.
We will find out this saturday.. Beyond excited.