2004 Silverado Towing Capacity
Hey Gang - I need a sanity check to go over my calculations. I have a a 2004 1500 Extended Cab Shortbed Silverado 4 x 4 with a 5.3 liter engine, HD towing capacity, 3.73 rear end fitted with E Rated ...
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JIMNLIN wrote:
Some refuse or ignore this important point.
Here is the deal. Ford says the front axle is good for 4,000 pounds and the rear is also good for 4,000 pounds. But here is where you take off in the wrong direction. When Ford also says that the Gross weight of the vehicle shall not exceed 7,500 pounds, you turn a blind eye as if the Ford engineers suddenly became inept and don't know what they are saying.
The fact is, a cup of sand and a cup of water will not fill a two cup measure and some repeat over and over that it will. Basic logic suggests that Ford knows what they are specifying all the time or none of the time. Only on Internet forums can we have it either or both ways. GVWR is just as valid as Front axle rating, hitch rating, tire rating, or whatever. At the very least, it is not helpful to say otherwise to people who do not know everything there is to know about tow vehicles.
