Has anyone weighed their truck without passengers then again with passengers? Does more weight go on the front or rear axle when the cab is loaded?

you can just assume it's half and half, won't be enough off from that to make any difference.

It depends on your cab and bed length. A standard cab with a long bed will put most of the driver/passenger weight on the front axle. A crew cab with short bed will more likely split the weight between the two axles.

I have a crew cab short bed. The reason I ask is because I weighed my truck and trailer awhile back. I was within 80lbs of my unloaded front axle weight, but that didn't include my wife, son and me along with a few other items we put in the cab, probably 400 lbs in all. So I'm sure I've been over my unloaded front axle weight when traveling, I'm going to have to drop one notch on my WD hitch to lessen the weight transfer.

Here is a picture of my Suburban drivers door label listing the GVWR and f/r GAWRNote that the front is 4,250 lbs and the rear is 6,000 lbs...so guess where the majority of the weight is on...Also, take a side view look of any TV and note where the end of the drivers rearedge is? Most are in the middle or slightly forward of dead center between thewheel/tire center...and where most of the stuff is loaded...people/pets/luggage/etcMost of their weight will be towards the rear axle side of dead centermysublabel mysubdoorlabel subdoorlable sublabelThis is the main difference between the lowest class TV to the higherclass TVs...the RGAWR...and where most get into ratings issues

Do passengers\ gear in the cab add equal weight to axles?

DinTulsa
Explorer
Jun 08, 2016
I weighed with the truck ready to camp minus people, then weighed with the trailer hooked up ready to camp minus people. I've never read where the front should be heavier when a trailer is hooked up.
IDoMyOwnStunts
Explorer
Jun 08, 2016
It really sounds like you do have it set up correctly with the weight properly restored to the front axle. I wouldn't worry about it unless you do get close to the 5100 rating, which I doubt you will. If you feel more comfortable, go ahead and take a link off and see how it drives. When I weighed mine, I noticed when I took a link off it only changed the front axle weight by 100 lbs. I also did mine with nobody in the truck but loaded for camping.
DinTulsa
Explorer
Jun 08, 2016
Thank you, I'll pull a link and see how it drives, if I don't like it I will add a link when I stop for fuel. I looked and the Front Axle is rated for 5600lbs, so I have a lot of room to spare on the front axle.

Thanks

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