New 3/4 CC Dmax payload cap terrible!
I'm researching tow vehicles, and I discovered that when a 2014 Silverado 2500 HD is configured w/Diesel, Crew Cab 4x4 and Long Bed, the payload capacity drops to a pitiful 2552 lbs. Which basical...
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SoCalDesertRider wrote:
For some unkown reason, the camper certification weight is usually significantly less than actual payload capacity of the truck. It makes very little sense, but it is very common and has been for years.
Possibly they're accounting for the higher vertical center of gravity, and increased frontal area (height and width) of a truck camper load, versus a load of rocks, etc, of the same weight....
I think much of it has to do with where the axle is placed in relation to the bed space. In other words, in some trucks, namely crew cab trucks with shorter beds, it may be impossible to load the bed to the truck's max payload without overloading the rear axle. A slide in camper compounds this problem if the camper is longer than the truck bed since it will transfer weight off the front axle onto the rear.
