F250 Rear Axle Weight Rating with 20" wheels
Does anybody have a 2011+ F250 with 20" wheels that they can check the rear axle rating on the b-pillar sticker? I found that the F350 SRW door sticker shows 7000 lb with 20's but want to know if the...
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Buck50HD wrote:
Thanks! Didn't think to look up this document. Now, I see why I thought you had to get 20's for a 7000lb RAWR. It's because the standard 18" A/S tires limit the rating to 6730lb and those are the only stickers I've seen. With the 18" A/T's, it shows 7000lb rating. So, with the camper package on an F250 and 18" A/T's, it's effectively 7k hardware, like the 350 but with a 6100lb sticker.
EDIT: another disclaimer... the guide shows the axle rating by itself is 6200 on F250 and 7280 on F350 so maybe there is a structural difference
Correct.
My F250 does indeed have 6200 as the rear axle rating.
The 17" tires gives 6,390 lbs so the stock 17" tires have 190 lbs MORE capacity on the rear axle than the actual axle capacity.
Therefore upping the tire size (18 or 20" on a F250 will do nothing other than draining your account when it comes time for replacement tires..
OP should be aware that diesel option will drastically eat into your cargo capacity on the F250.. So if you feel you are stretching the 17" tires think again, you will run out of cargo capacity...
