2014 GM 6.2 Ratings

ib516 wrote:
From the article, it will be a 1500 series chassis with stiffer rear springs and a beefier rear diff.

When young and still learning (even though designing big stuff and
'thought' knew everything) put in a Dana 60 front end (along with
positive arched leaf pack), GM 14 bolt rear (along with new leaf
pack) to 'think' my half ton K5 Blazer was now a 1 ton truck...no
way and learned lots from that experience.

It was still a half ton truck...

Ditto my 1980 C10 Silverado...it is the 'big ten' (AKA HD version
of that era, so higher GVWR of 6,200). Put in 1 ton helper coils
on the rear axle. It 'can' haul over 3,000 lbs in the bed, but it is
still a 6,200 GVWR truck no matter the 1 ton spring on top of the
OEM leaf springs, or that it has 33/12.5R15LT load range C tires

It is still a half ton truck...

PS...'can' haul over 3,000 in the bed, but note that I've had to replace
the outer axle bearings several times...so many times don't remember
exactly how many times...