attn: Weight Police
Ok, here is a topic to discuss... I have a 2011 f250 crew cab lariat, 6.7l diesel, factory e rated michilens, rated at 3750# per tire at 80 psi cold. According to ford tow guide, the truck wil...
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First...there is no policing on any of these freebie forums, other than for
rudeness/foul language/etc
"Weight Police" is used by those who didn't like the advice they got and is a
derogatory employed to toss that advice away until they hear what they want to hear
Your ratings are set by your TV's OEM. The only way to change them is to have
'your' vehicle re-certified by some company/person/etc who has license to do so.
Then have it registered that way both with DMV and your insurance
You can do whatever you wish. This is a free country...until you take away some
else's freedom. Then our system takes away 'your' freedom in some fashion
Folks outside of the engineering design team will never know what the difference
is. Nor will the OEM ever tell. Just guessing otherwise by outsiders
Those ratings and specifications on labels, manuals, brochures, etc are the basis
for the 'contract' from the OEM to the buyer/owner/driver of 'that' vehicle
Best way to know where you are in reference to 'your' ratings is to go out and
actually weigh your TV axle by axle.
Then do the simple math vs the ratings for your vehicle
I've go over sized tires, on over sized rims and some tweaks of my own, but my
GVWR/GAWR/GCWR/etc are the same as when I took delivery of it brand new
My front axle GAWR is 4,250. Rear GAWR is 6,000. AAM who supplied my axle to GM
rates it at 10,000 and have seen 11,000 GAWR. Ordered the snow plow prep, which
got me the 1 ton front torsion bars (springs)
So, I should be 'good for' a 5,250 FGAWR as the 1 ton dually which has the exact
same front torsion bars, right?
Nope, my ratings did not change...unless I also had my TV re-certified and registered
I'd love to instantly have my Sub rated for 15,000 GVWR because of the axle
ratings 'can be', but nope it is not rated for that
Recommend living within the OEM ratings and if you want more ratings, then get
a bigger truck that has the OEM ratings you wish
rudeness/foul language/etc
"Weight Police" is used by those who didn't like the advice they got and is a
derogatory employed to toss that advice away until they hear what they want to hear
Your ratings are set by your TV's OEM. The only way to change them is to have
'your' vehicle re-certified by some company/person/etc who has license to do so.
Then have it registered that way both with DMV and your insurance
You can do whatever you wish. This is a free country...until you take away some
else's freedom. Then our system takes away 'your' freedom in some fashion
Folks outside of the engineering design team will never know what the difference
is. Nor will the OEM ever tell. Just guessing otherwise by outsiders
Those ratings and specifications on labels, manuals, brochures, etc are the basis
for the 'contract' from the OEM to the buyer/owner/driver of 'that' vehicle
Best way to know where you are in reference to 'your' ratings is to go out and
actually weigh your TV axle by axle.
Then do the simple math vs the ratings for your vehicle
I've go over sized tires, on over sized rims and some tweaks of my own, but my
GVWR/GAWR/GCWR/etc are the same as when I took delivery of it brand new
My front axle GAWR is 4,250. Rear GAWR is 6,000. AAM who supplied my axle to GM
rates it at 10,000 and have seen 11,000 GAWR. Ordered the snow plow prep, which
got me the 1 ton front torsion bars (springs)
So, I should be 'good for' a 5,250 FGAWR as the 1 ton dually which has the exact
same front torsion bars, right?
Nope, my ratings did not change...unless I also had my TV re-certified and registered
I'd love to instantly have my Sub rated for 15,000 GVWR because of the axle
ratings 'can be', but nope it is not rated for that
Recommend living within the OEM ratings and if you want more ratings, then get
a bigger truck that has the OEM ratings you wish
