AF990 on F350 CC SRW
OK, so I've spent gobs of time reading about weights and trucks and what to do and what not to do. I've noticed many DRW owners have 9 foot campers and many have 11-12 footers, I've witnessed a Dodge...
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Thx for posting actual weights. Amazing how loading up a srw pickup doesn’t automatically make it a death trap as some would have you believe.
In reality, the only component that is over its actual load rating is the rims. And my theory about that, right wrong or indifferent, is that the mfgs build in a CONSIDERABLE amount of factor of safety into OE wheels on these trucks. If they didn’t there would be trucks breaking rims and crashing daily and the mfgs would be neck deep in lawsuits whether they were “right” or not. Therefore, they make wheels that don’t break without significant abuse.
In reality, the only component that is over its actual load rating is the rims. And my theory about that, right wrong or indifferent, is that the mfgs build in a CONSIDERABLE amount of factor of safety into OE wheels on these trucks. If they didn’t there would be trucks breaking rims and crashing daily and the mfgs would be neck deep in lawsuits whether they were “right” or not. Therefore, they make wheels that don’t break without significant abuse.
