Rear axle loaded weight Poll
Recently I upgraded to 19.5 wheels/tires and have been thinking it's time to upgrade my old (1986)camper. So wondering how much weight others feel they can safely carry on their rigs rear axle for co...
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Artum Snowbird wrote:
Just curious here.. I know the OP recently put on much heavier (in weight) Vision 81's and 19.5 tires. That does increase the scale weight for sure, but I am thinking it has not changed the amount of weight bearing down on the axle at all.
What is carried by the axle is the same whether the heavier (in weight) tires and wheels are on or off the vehicle.
Agree... or disagree?
I agree totally. Weight is weight, What he needs to know is what that Sterling axle is rated for first, no sense in overloading it just because he has 19.5 tires and wheels. My rear axle weight is 6400 lbs, well below the 9450 lbs of my AAM rated GAWR.
