Wee bit over weight
Well I finally got around to weighing my camper. I have an Arctic Fox 811 and carry it on a 2012 F350 SRW. My GVWR is 11500 lbs. I first weighed my truck with a full tank of gas and nothing els...
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Butch50 wrote:
The ratings are what the tires on each rig are rated for. My 2011 SRW rear axle was rated for 7000# on the door placard but each tire was rated for 3640. If you notice the rears tires X2 is the 7280# that is listed in your post.
I believe what you have quoted here is the ratings with certain tires and not the actual rear axle rating.
Precisely.
The "rating" is for that particular truck as configured by the factory.
The RAWR is for the truck, not for the part.
If the truck has dual rear wheels, its rear axle rating will be higher than if it had single rear wheels - its because the extra set of wheels/tires will support a greater load.
The Dana 80 axle is often used for a truck rear axle by the Big 3.
The axle itself is rated by it's manufacturer for 11,000 pounds.
The truck manufacturer, in current 2014 one ton trucks, with dual rear wheels rates the axle for approximately 9,650 pounds. But on the single rear wheel/tire, the same axle is derated to much less.
