Tow Vehicle GARS vs GVWR
Good Evening; 1st off I've searched thru any & all threads I thought this might be in, but no such luck. Why is that the gross axle weight ratings on most tow vehicles, when added together, are grea...
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goducks10 wrote:
My gross axle ratings are 1900lbs more than my GVWR. Crazy.
Is that ALL?
My 01 has ratings of;
Front 5,200#
Rear 6,084#
Total 11,284#
GVWR 8,800#
Diff 2,484#
The interesting part is that the rear axle is the total of the standard tire rating 245/75-16 3,042 ea. The truck came from the factory with a camper package which included 265/75-16 3,415# ea, but the axle rating is based on the 245 tires.
The F150 with the following ratings has got no margin for error;
Front 4,050#
Rear 4,800#
Total 8,850#
GVWR 8,200#
Diff 650#
I just wonder how many run those F150 Max, Max with larger 5th wheels are exceeding that rear axle rating.
This it is one thing to exceed your GVWR, but another thing all together to exceed your axle ratings.
