How rigid is payload number
OK the Mrs and I have chosen a TT, Rockwood 8311SS. It is within my tow limit, the question I have is the payload number. How critical is it to be below your payload number? I have a Ram 1500, w...
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LarryJM wrote:
For me I'll treat the FMVSS certified safety limit as a hard one since insuring one is under it is not that hard.
Larry
FYI, the FMVSS rating for my axles in the Tundra is over 8300 lbs with stock P rated tires. I'm not sure what the rating is with my OEM E rated tires, but its likely even higher than 8300 lbs. That being said, Toyota REQUESTS that I keep my GVWR to under 7200 lbs. According to YOUR logic (FMVSS safety limits are the hard and fast rule), then I have an additional 1100 lbs of payload.
Payload ratings from manufacturers are required to be at or under FMVSS ratings, but they are numbers assigned by individual manufacturers with little to no oversight... so long as they are at or under FMVSS ratings. Toyota chose to be conservative and de-rate the Tundra by 1150 lbs or so. They did that to reduce wear and tear, reduce warranty issues and increase the duty cycle of the truck.
I understand the point of your argument, but your supporting documents don't correspond with your argument.
