can't get the gvwr math to work
I want to buy a Bigfoot 25C9.4SB and a short bed srw crew cab diesel to match. Everything I read says "gvwr gvwr gvwr - never violate your trucks gvwr!". ok. So, Bigfoot says their camper is 3K ...
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Powerdude wrote:
Those ratings are total bantha poodoo. Worry about the tire ratings, and you'll be fine....
You won't be able to get the GVWR/GAWR math to work, because it is not supposed to work. It's not for real world applications. It's for legal butt covering.
Exactly. And it’s also to make trucks fit into certain defined categories.
It’s like if a five pound hammer came with a rating for finish nails only.
Worry about what your tires can handle. That’s pretty much what the D.O.T. does on real trucks.
There is the crowd that says nothing you can ever change or do will increase your GVWR. That’s almost as silly as saying nothing you can do will decrease it either.
Higher capacity tires increase GVWR in the real world, even if not in the brochure-world.
The axle manufacturers ratings are based on engineering and design. The truck makers ratings are based on number-shuffling to make the truck fit the intended light truck category.
