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milo
Explorer II
Feb 01, 2016

Help Understanding How Factories Detemine Truck Weights

Posted this in 2 truck forums, got several replies but haven't gotten an answer to how they determine that yellow sticker weight, so I thought I'd post here where all the experts reside. Help me unde...
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rhagfo
Explorer III
Feb 01, 2016
Well I sure hope the 172# isn't going to kill your plans, but you could load the rear axle to the Max, but that is only 2,160#. Sure not much wiggle room even in a max/max F150! :S

If I loaded my Ram, to the rear axle rating, I would be about 1,500# over GVWR. :B

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