New 3/4 CC Dmax payload cap terrible!

Me Again wrote:

fla-gypsy wrote:
I would never buy any tool or truck not rated for the task I was going to do. Others will do what they want to regardless of the risks or hazards. the number of armchair engineers on this forum grows daily and all anecdotal evidence of "hotshotters" is worth diddly squat when you have a problem that risks life or limb. Just not worth it for a little bit of cash to do it right.

I agree 100% that buying the right truck to start with is the correct thing to do! And do not know "now" why anyone would buy a 250/2500 model truck other that is what you see on the lots and what does the salesman say beyond sure it will tow just about any and everything.

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Manufactures do stupid things. Dodge in the 2nd gen offered a camper option that put 3500 type springs on 2500 trucks and most where spec'd with LT265/75R16E on 8.25 inch wide rims, yet they placarded them with the same 8800 pound rating of the trucks without the heavier duty components.

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My 8800 GVWR Dodge is licensed to 12,000 according to their formula. So it can legally be operated in this state up to that weight, and other states except the rules of the licensing state. A ticket for being over 12K would be for not paying for licensing fees for the weight I was hauling. And not for exceeding the federal bridge weight laws that a pickup could never do.

Could a LEO give you a ticket for exceeding the max rating on the sidewall of a tire. In theory yes, in practice it is slim chance. Anyone that overloads their tires will most likely have a tire failure issue anyway.

Chris

This is what I tow with 2001 Ram 2500 Camper package, basically an undocumented 3500 SRW (not offered that year). One ton springs, brakes, and factory ordered 265/75-16 tires with a 3,415# rating as opposed to the 245/75-16 standard tire rated at 3,042#. This is before Payload stickers, just the VIN with the GVWR and tire rating, today the sticker would reflect the larger tires of the Camper package, not in 2001, one sticker fit all!!

Do I worry about being over the GVWR, not really, only non stock item in the suspension is the Bilstien 5100's, no bags or Timbers needed, I don't even get to the overload springs! Unlike today's trucks that run GVWR that are 90% to 96% of axle ratings, my 01 is at 78% of axle rating, and I still have about 1,400# of axle capacity left, about 900# on the rear, and 500# on the front.