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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"Again INCORRECT! The axle ratingnis specified by the axles manufacturer. They design and specifiy the rating of that single component. The body builder specifies the vehicles GVWR based on factors, among them I spelled out earlier"
Don, I understand your point but for the sake of this discussion we are referring to the GAWR that is stated on your DOT label. That's all DOT care about. DOT don't give a rats a$$ what AMM rate the individual axle at. It's spelled out pretty clear in the NTSA document.
My axle is rated at over 7000lbs if I had an F350 sticker on my fender.
Don, I understand your point but for the sake of this discussion we are referring to the GAWR that is stated on your DOT label. That's all DOT care about. DOT don't give a rats a$$ what AMM rate the individual axle at. It's spelled out pretty clear in the NTSA document.
My axle is rated at over 7000lbs if I had an F350 sticker on my fender.
