Do Cab&Chassis trucks weigh more than standard DRW trucks (all other things equal)?I bought a 2021 3500 Chevy DRW cab/chassis gasser, crew cab, 4x4. The stated payload on Chevy's website for an "equivalent" gasser (3500 DRW, crew cab, 4x4) is 6610 lbs, stated GVWR is 14,000lbs.Since my vehicle is "incomplete", can I assume the same payload (6610 lbs) plus whatever the weight of the "deleted" bed would be on the equivalent 8ft pickup, minus whatever flatbed I installed?In practical terms, I have a Hillsboro GII steel bed that weighs 1230lbs. If I assume that the 8ft DRW bed weighs 500lbs, can I do 6610lbs + 500 lbs - 1230 lbs = payload of 5880lbs on my cab/chassis equivalent?Thanks!

All things equal, a cab and chassis should wieght less as you note, no bed on it. BUT with that said, in the past, some C&C frames were a bit thicker in metal. So potential is there to wieght more as it sits. A nice thing about C&C trucks, is they are easier to get max door sticker GVWR! A proper licensed body manufacture can change tires, springs, etc. Make the gvwr be equal to the axle ratings. A bit harder with a completed rig from the factory.An 8' 1200 lb bed is on the heavy side even for a flatbed. I also don't know what's included in that wieght. It could be on par for what it is too. Marty

I bought a 2020 Crew Cab 3500 cab and chassis, LTZ last year. I didn't order it that way, it was an order that was turned down when it arrived and I bought it. I don't know if it was how mine was ordered, but I had a heck of a time getting the back up camera to work. Took the dealer a while to figure it out. The components that make the back up camera work are not there in a cab and Chassis and more importantly the software is not in the computer either. Make sure you work through that now before you order it. Maybe they fixed the issue for the 2021 models but it was a pain to make it happen. You will thank me. I love the truck though.

Some cab and chassis Have a straight frame, where many pickups come with a curved frame. Straight frames are commonly used for utility beds such as service boxes, manlifts and wreckers. The bare chassis ratings vary as weight limits.

ogned, yeah, pretty much what you said. If youre not being OCD about a coupl lbs here n there.

blt2ski wrote:All things equal, a cab and chassis should wieght less as you note, no bed on it. BUT with that said, in the past, some C&C frames were a bit thicker in metal. So potential is there to wieght more as it sits. A nice thing about C&C trucks, is they are easier to get max door sticker GVWR! A proper licensed body manufacture can change tires, springs, etc. Make the gvwr be equal to the axle ratings. A bit harder with a completed rig from the factory.An 8' 1200 lb bed is on the heavy side even for a flatbed. I also don't know what's included in that wieght. It could be on par for what it is too. MartySorry, I should have been more specific, it is a 9ft4" flatbed, I just confirmed with the manufacturer (Hillsboro) that it does indeed weigh 1230lbs. I took the truck again to the scales this morning and wife and I (270lbs combined) and 63.5 gallons of gas come in at 8800lbs. This gives me a payload of 5200lbs. I cannot reconcile this with advertised payload of 6610lbs as per chevrolet website - if I assume bed+tailgate weight at 500 lbs, this means I should be at 5900lbs, not 5200lbs. Oh well.

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Grit_dog
Navigator II
Aug 26, 2021
ogned, yeah, pretty much what you said. If youre not being OCD about a coupl lbs here n there.
enblethen
Nomad
Aug 26, 2021
Some cab and chassis Have a straight frame, where many pickups come with a curved frame. Straight frames are commonly used for utility beds such as service boxes, manlifts and wreckers. The bare chassis ratings vary as weight limits.
ksss
Explorer
Aug 26, 2021
I bought a 2020 Crew Cab 3500 cab and chassis, LTZ last year. I didn't order it that way, it was an order that was turned down when it arrived and I bought it. I don't know if it was how mine was ordered, but I had a heck of a time getting the back up camera to work. Took the dealer a while to figure it out. The components that make the back up camera work are not there in a cab and Chassis and more importantly the software is not in the computer either. Make sure you work through that now before you order it. Maybe they fixed the issue for the 2021 models but it was a pain to make it happen. You will thank me. I love the truck though.
blt2ski
Moderator
Aug 26, 2021
All things equal, a cab and chassis should wieght less as you note, no bed on it.
BUT with that said, in the past, some C&C frames were a bit thicker in metal. So potential is there to wieght more as it sits.

A nice thing about C&C trucks, is they are easier to get max door sticker GVWR! A proper licensed body manufacture can change tires, springs, etc. Make the gvwr be equal to the axle ratings. A bit harder with a completed rig from the factory.

An 8' 1200 lb bed is on the heavy side even for a flatbed. I also don't know what's included in that wieght. It could be on par for what it is too.

Marty

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