Dodge Ram 3500 SRW Max Payload????

CampingN.C. wrote:

transamz9 wrote:

CampingN.C. wrote:
So if someone were to load a 3500 SRW to max payload it sure wouldn't leave much wiggle room on the tire capacity would it ?

I have 14,560# worth of tire capacity and 12,300 gvwr. Still a little wiggle room.

Not really what I was referring to. If one were to load full payload they would be around 7000lb on the rear axle. With the average 18" 10 ply being 3640 per tire that's awful close for me.

I only bring it up because I have approx 800lbs to go before I'm at tire cap and I thought that was close until I started looking close at 3500 SRW specs.

I hear what you're saying, but it's not really a thing. I've been driving pickups day in day out (not currently unless you count the dodge and camper) at or over some capacity for hundreds of thousands of miles. Usually shoe 1/2 tons with E load tires after burning off the factory donuts though because I'm rough on tires sometimes.
I can count on a couple fingers how many flats I've had over the years that weren't from a nail or screw or some other foreign object punched through a tire on a construction site.
Think about the liability tire mfgs would be exposed to if tires popped under the dynamic loading of simply a rated capacity load.......huge.
They'll hold up fine to the rated load, at least. Won't last as long as tires that are rated heavier, but they won't pop.
Now yes, overkill tires provide a greater factor of safety and it depends on your intended use (Rock crawling or pounding pavement?) how likely you are to need it.