dry truck weight
A friend has a 2012 F250 diesel, crew cab, short bed 4WD srw. Can anyone tell me what the dry rear axle weight is? I'm guessing around 3000 lbs, but wondering if someone has a better number. I susp...
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rhagfo wrote:
Why are you so sure that he is over his GRAWR????
Full timing in a Lifestyle LS38RS, dry pin of 2814 lbs, so I’m guessing he is around 7k on the rear axle vs. 6100 lbs GAWR.
4x4ord wrote:
As far as convincing him that he is overloading his truck goes you need to ask yourself "what for?" He has already bought the truck and trailer and if he's overloading his rear suspension by 1000 lbs its not like its a safety issue. Its not going to affect the handling or braking of the truck. Worst case is that if the nose is pointing to the moon he will have a bit of an alignment issue which could cause a little front tire wear. He could add airbags to level it out.
The “what for?” is to maybe prevent a blowout and serious accident. I’m not concerned about the suspension carrying an extra 1000 lbs, but guess I feel different about overloading the tires, especially since the tires are rated for the extra 1000 lbs if inflated to the proper PSI.
