2016 Nissan Titan XD Cummins Payload
Saw my first one in the flesh today. Really had high hopes for this truck. My enthusiasm waned when I saw the payload sticker :( MSRP was $58k.
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goducks10 wrote:
I wonder what the actual empty rear axle weight is and how much is left from the 4800lb RAWR. I know my 12 Ram 2500 CTD 4x4 CC LB with only the B&W 5th hitch in the bed comes in around 2900-2950lbs or so. With a 6200lb RAWR that leaves me with 3300lbs for the rear axle. I would have no problem dropping 2500lbs of pin weight on it. Tires are good for 6830lbs combined.
Depending on what the empty rear axle weight is could help with some loads. Just depends on how you want to spin the numbers.
IIRC Ford F150s with the Heavy Duty payload package also had a 4800lb RAWR. Now with the new aluminum bodies they dropped that RAWR down. Lots of guys were getting the HD F150s for 5th wheels. Nissan may be okay, time will tell.
I've got a good 3500 lbs of rear axle weight available on my 2015 and I have no issue dropping that much on it. The 6.4 weighs the same at the rear axle empty and it's rated for about 3300 lbs of payload so the suspension can obviously handle that kind of weight. My tires are good for north of 7000 lbs.
I would bet this Nissan is pretty close to 3000 lbs empty at the rear axle, or maybe just under. I don't see it having as much wiggle room between the RAWR and Payload. The other thing is the Nissan isn't constrained to 10k lbs for class reasons as is the case with the full 3/4 tons. Nissan presumably chose a lower GVWR for a reason, so it probably aligns more closely with the RAWR.
Ratings aside, I do feel like this Nissan will haul a heavy trailer better than any other half ton simply because it's a more substantial truck, so it won't get pushed around as much.
