Arbitrary numbers?
Hello, I'm new here. Just wanted to get your opinion on this? https://rvlifemag.com/towing-half-ton-three-quarter-ton/ He ends the article with "Is it worth possibly giving up independent fro...
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JIMNLIN wrote:
One big fib was 1/2 tons have nearly the same brakes as a 3/4 ton. Brakes are a axle rating function at a minimum... example;
A F250 Ford with a 6k fawr and a 6340 rawr = 12340 lbs of braking performance
A F150HD Ford has the heaviest specs with a 3750 fawr and 4800 rawr = 8550 lbs of braking performance.
Lots this guy simply doesn't know but he has a opinion like we all do.
I'd like to discuss this point further because I'm a 1/2 ton guy that tows heavy.
I've always been intrigued by this very point.
I drive a Tundra and it has, when it was originally designed in '07, huge disc brakes front and rear with a very capable front and rear axle.
So the question is how are the brakes on the new class of half tons - if equal in size - not as capable as an HD equivalent?
Thanks!
