rhagfo wrote:
I never said the full floater was Magical, just that it is far stronger and safer! Break an axle on a semi floater and you are likely to loose a wheel, break an axle on a full floater and you may loose the ability to go, but you will still be on all four wheels.
There are well known axles under 1 tons, such as the Dana 60 HD, that are semi-floaters, with over 6000# GAWR's, FYI.
IF you could find a way to break an axle, particularly a Toyota one, you'd likely be in a situation so dire, or so slow, that the loss of a wheel is not the problem.
And on any decent modern truck, the rear caliper / brake assembly would hold the axle / wheel on. The Tundra included.