What am I missing on GVWR??
I have a Ram 3500 SRW crew cab short box. The door sticker shows GVWR as 10,100lbs. The front axle max weight is 5200, Rear 6200. Truck weight 7300lbs (diesel). I thought the calculation to carry ...
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larkyblast wrote:
What has been really helpful here, is that pretty much no one uses the GVWR that is posted inside the door, and that the weight on each axle is far more important.
IHMO, most DWR owners do go by the GVWR and most SWR owners go by the tire/axle rating. Been both, done both. :) :)
I never had an issue hauling our 1996 4,000 lb Lance on an srw truck for 10 years and 80,000 miles until I also tried towing a 7,500 lb car hauler trailer on a 2' extended hitch. Tried that once and did not like the results, bought a DWR the following year. Night and day difference.
bradw
