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Lyrikz
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Feb 25, 2014

How do i tell my actual weight on my rear axle?

I know the obvious drive on to a truck scale. But when i weight the rear of my truck, its giving me the weight of the actual axle and tires and everything. so how do i figure out the actual weight t...
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wnjj
Explorer II
Feb 25, 2014
sch911 wrote:
Lyrikz wrote:
Well, the tires/rims i have are set up for way more then i can ever carry. I have 19.5's with some 6000lb a piece samson tires....


Doesn't matter... You axle ratings remain the same no matter how big of a tire you run with.


The GAWR is only applicable with stock tires per the doorjamb sticker. The axle rating itself may well be higher than the GAWR was with those tires.

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