GM, Ford Fudging Payload Ratings

fla-gypsy wrote:
With the actual payload sticker in the door post it seems idiotic to use a brochure number to begin with.

^^^^ That's the bottom line. there's a lot of options (like bumpers and spare tires!) that reduce payload. One particularly big option in the Ford Superduty line is the diesel. RAM and GM list their "base" diesel payloads, but never seen that in a Ford brochure.