New 1500 vs 2500 hauling TC
As you all know, Monkey44 has long been an advocate of right truck for hauling TC. Am looking at 2014 GMC / Chevy 4x4 1500's and 2500HD and the payload is 1971 lbs., vs over 4000 ... Price diffe...
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MORSNOW wrote:Redsky wrote:
I would check the load capacity of the tires as the 1/2 tons usually come with D range tires.
They come with P Metric tires unless you order off-road tires, then you can get load range C. It's about a smooth ride....
P metric refers to the description of the tire's dimensions and not its load rating which is completely different. I would expect most people to know this but evidently you are not most people.
C range for a truck that is going to handle any load is plain silly. My Toyota mini-truck had C range tires from the factory but my full size SUV's all had D load range tires and my current 3/4 ton had factory stock E range tires (which I upgraded for more load capacity).
Tires are the weakest link in load capacity for a truck. That is why at a certain point it is easier to go with 4 tires at the rear axle to nearly double the load capacity of the truck. People with campers frequently change out the stock tires for ones with a higher load capacity, and sometimes this means 19.5 rims and tires.
Buying a new 1/2 ton truck the wheels and tires are important to check out in advance as replacing 4 rims and tires is very expensive. Even with the 3/4 and 1-ton SRW trucks the same make and model may have half the payload rating as indicated on the sticker in the glove box and 100% of the difference is with the rims and tires put on the truck at the factory. The dealer can easily swapout the rims and tires and make a new deal with a buyer.
