GCVWR?
I'm curious about the GCVWR. Is this a figure posted on the vehicle somewhere, or is this a number found elsewhere. Is there a way of calculating this number with all the numbers found on the vehicles weight posting on the door?
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- Hi,
Your GCVWR will depend on a few factors. If you have the 6.4L diesel, it should be a bit higher. The V10 is among the highest in the E-Series vans. The 5.4L can still tow a lot of weight, but has a slightly lower GCVWR.
With the E-350 and V10 and 4.10:1 ratio rear axle, then the 18,500 GCVWR is probably right - depending on the model year. 3.73:1 rear axle ratio means at 65 MPH the engine speed will be about 400 RPM less, thus a lower GCVWR because at 65 MPH the engine can make a lot less horsepower than at 3,000 RPM with the 4.10:1 rear axle ratio. But the 4.10's will get worse mileage overall due to the engine spinning faster all the time.
The E-150 will not be rated with nearly that much GCVWR, and is limited to the smaller V8's.
So basically more information is needed.
Fred. DavinD wrote:
I think the engine/frame/transmission combination can "haul" a fixed weight. The payload weights which are in your door are affected by extras.
This makes sense. The numbers on the door wouldn't affect the engine/frame/transmission combo. Good point! That helps me in my thinking. Thanks!Redterpos3 wrote:
TucsonJim wrote:
It's listed in my owner's manual.
I'll check mine also, but what i'm curious about is since the weights on the door are all individual for the vehicle as it has been constructed, wouldn't there be an individual GCVWR?
I think the engine/frame/transmission combination can "haul" a fixed weight. The payload weights which are in your door are affected by extras.TucsonJim wrote:
It's listed in my owner's manual.
I'll check mine also, but what i'm curious about is since the weights on the door are all individual for the vehicle as it has been constructed, wouldn't there be an individual GCVWR?- If you have 4.10 gears, your GCWR is 18,500 pounds. If you have 3.73 gears its only 15,000. Keep in mind GCWR is just performance and warranty rating. If you're happy with it, great!
FWIW my typical combined weight is 22,000 pounds and it does very well at that weight (22k is the GCWR for the E450-V10 with 4.56 gears).
PS - The GCWR is in your owner's manual. Its a chart which lists the GCWR for each engine and differential ratio combination. - It's listed in my owner's manual.
