Timmo! wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
@Timmo, maybe good time to stop proving your theories with mfg data unless you understand it. There's NO 2000lb payload increase on a F250 due to lower gears. Here's where reading comprehension and understanding vehicle classifications comes in. That chart is for 250/350 srw trucks and the 2000lbs more is a F350 vs a F250....
You a funny guy! So you are saying Ford did not manufacture a 2005 F250, 5.7L with 4.10 that has a GCWR of 18k lbs? You are entitled to your fantasy. But facts are facts....
Nope, I'm not saying that at all, in fact, presuming the chart you posted is correct, you are also correct that a 250 with deeper gears has or should have a correspondingly greater gcwr.
But you said "but for the F250 there is a 2000 lb increase in both cargo cap AND towing cap"
The F250 does NOT have a 2000lb increase in cargo cap, aka payload rating. That chart encompasses 2 different models of trucks that have or can have significantly different gvwrs.
It can't unless the mfg drops a literal ton off the bare weight along with the gearing change, as payload ratings for 3/4 tons are based off of the, relatively low/limited gvwr - curb weight.
And while the deeper gear ratio upping the GCVWR "could" theoretically increase payload rating, it doesn't as the limiting factor for payload isn't the engine and gearing. It could have a 180hp inline 6 and still adequately carry most any payload. The gcvwr is largely related to towing capacity.
PS, it's a 5.4L, but I know that's just a typo.