Axle ratings where is the weak link?
I keep being told my current truck an 07 Chevy diesel 4x4 DRW LB EXT CAB can handle the triple slide TC's on the market today with some suspension upgrades but it has some pretty low ratings as it si...
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cooldavidt wrote:It is true the manufactures are required to put a sticker on te door or other location.
... The manufacturer puts a GVW on the door.
That's, by law, the max of the total vehicle weight with ALL the load init. No exceptions.
cooldavidt wrote:This is not true in the USA, unless the law has been recently changed. If you insist your post is true, please post a link to the vehicle code.
So if you go to a weigh scale and weigh your front the rear axles and add the two you will find the actual GVW. If you were pulled over by a trooper and told to get weighed he would compare the GVW on the door to the weight from the scale as driven. If it over he can take you off the road. I doubt that this is going to happen to you, but that is the law. ...
It is true in some parts of Canada, as I understand.
