Question about GVWR.
Why doesn't the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating equal the Gross Axle Weight Rating for the front and rear axle? Take my F150 (heavy) pickup for example. The FGAWR = 4,050#. The RGAWR = 4,800#. Yet t...
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I think you will find that for most light trucks the gross vehicle weight is less than the combined axle weight. GVWR is also a function of how well a vehicle will stop loaded up to that rating. GVWR is not caclulated by adding up the axle ratings or even tire ratings. Consider a dually, it has more than 12,000 pounds rear tire capacity, a rear axle that is around 9500 pounds and is on a vehicle with perhaps a 12,000-14,000 pound GVWR. Add in the front axle and two front tires and soon it is very apparent that if you try to make the numbers add up they won't.
