gvwr, curb weight and payload
Hey everyone, I know there have been quiet a few posts about things related to payload and weights and everything, it I couldn't quiet find my answer when I was searching. So, hopefully somebody can s...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
Payload is NOT GVWR minus UVW because no way to load a vehicle front to back with all weight spread equally across both axles.
According to JEEP:
Curb weight includes standard equipment and full quantities
of fuel, lubricant and coolant.
Payload is the maximum allowable weight of driver, passengers, cargo, and options, rounded to the nearest 10 lbs
Actual payload MUST take in account RAWR & Rear Tire Max Load Ratings
See pg. 10 of this 2016 JEEP Grand Cherokee spec
2016 JEEP Specifications
Okay, thanks for the help. I'm still finding these numbers don't add up though. I don't know exactly what my vehicle weighs, it's a GC limited and that is suppose to weigh 5135 but Im assuming mine weighs more because it has several options that came extra. So, I'm using the weight of the Overland trim level as my guide since it's the heaviest and a few of the heavier options I have, like the panoramic sunroof, come standard on the Overland. Obviously I need to weigh it, but in the mean time I'll just use these assumptions.
The rear axle is rated for 3700lbs and the front is 3200lbs, so in total that exceeds the GVWR of 6800lbs. I haven't weighed the vehicle so I don't know how much is on the rear axle, but I'm guessing of the 5250lbs the car weighs that about 2500 is on the rear axle, which gives me 1200lbs of extra weight and about 400lbs on the front axle. So, I'm still not figuring out where that 1050lbs of payload comes from when the GVWR is 1400lbs higher than the dry vehicle weight and the axles can handle that weight. Each Tire is rate for over 2000lbs so I don't see an issue there either. The lightest V8 GC model weighs 5135lbs, so 115lbs lighter than the heaviest (which, I'm assuming mine is), but it has a payload rating that is 140lbs higher. They both have the same axles and same GVWR. The GC summit actually weighs 30 lbs less than the heavier Overland, but has 100lbs less of payload despite having the same axles and GVWR. It doesn't make any sense to me!
Thanks for trying to help!
