96 F-250 diesel, campers under 2300?
First time poster. I grew up camping out of a truck camper. Back then my parents hauled a camper and 3 kids on a 1970s F-150!! Knowing what I know now, they were way overloaded, and so are probably ha...
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mjedlin66 wrote:
Rear GAWR on sticker is 6084 lbs. My tire ratings add up to that exactly.
Rear axle weight empty is 2640 lbs.
So... Payload 3,444?
That's the way I'd do it. If you upgrade your tires you could probably gain some capacity up to the limits of your wheels and then the actual axle's capacity.
The axle's actual capacity may be hard to find. For GM trucks the rear is made by AAM. I found that they list the one under my truck at 10,000 pounds or so even thought the door sticker declares it to be around 8,500.
