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caberto wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:

caberto wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:

lillyputz wrote:
My single axle Dodge has a rear axle rating of 11,500 lbs. with the rims and tires I had, I was maxed out at 7,500 lbs. I went to the 19.5x7.5 4,500 lb rated rims with 4,540 lb rated tires. this brought my max rear axle carring weight to 9,000 lbs. Loaded truck weight on the rear was 3,900 lbs. pin weight 4,000. Total 7,900 lbs with lots of lead way.

Lillyputz

Believe you're wrong about your rear axle weight rating...My 2013 with all new frame and front and rear suspension only has a RAWR of 9750#, and it's a dually...I doubt your truck has more RAWR than mine. My GVWR is 14,000#...

I'd look back at your real axle rate rating and if you've tried to compensate for weight by putting tires on that will handle more weight, your weak link could be your rear axle now. But I don't know what your REAL RAWR is... you don't show what model Dodge truck you have, or the year of said truck...not saying your over your trucks RAWR, but unless you've got some special rear axle, I find it hard to believe it's rated at 11,500#

I believe he was stating what his actual "axle" weight rating is, not the RAWR which is limited by the tires and wheels at 7500lbs. The actual rear axles on the 3/4 and 1 ton trucks are normally the same, rated at what he stated (11,500 or something similar).

Re-read my post, I stated what you did, I don't buy into his RAWR, as I stated...you have two ratings, a GVWR ( Manufacturers recommended amount that the truck, completely loaded, should weigh no more then)...the other is the RAWR..rear axle weight rating....and I'm saying I find it hard to believe that he has a RAWR that high( 11,500#)!, when the RAWR on my 2013 Ram Dually with practically all new everything, doesn't even have a rear axle rating that high, (I have a GVWR of 14,000#, I doubt the 3/4 ton is anywhere near that) and my RAWR is 9750#...I doubt his is higher. Even if he has a 2013 Ram 2500, he doesn't have a RAWR of 11,500#)

AND, NOW, there is a huge difference in the 3/4 ton and 1 ton SRW in 13'....though the ratings went up on the 13' Ram 2500, even the Ram 3500 SRW has the all new frame and MUCH beefier suspension.....so, no comparison between a 13' 2500 HD and a 13' 3500 SRW Ram.

Bottom line, and completely off topic (sorry, my bad), IF he THINKS he has a rear axle rated to 11,500# (which I highly doubt, unless after market), AND he's added TIRES that will carry more weight than his axle can handle, due to not knowing actual weight handling of his rear axle...his axle just became the weak link...tires may carry the weight, BUT, if the axle can't handle that amount of weight.........ouch.

I don't know where he's getting his #'s from, but if he's referring to the actual "physical axle" rating (not the Rear Axle Weight Rating/RAWR of the truck) of an AAM 11.5 axle itself (which is used by GM and Dodge, don't know about Ford), the axle (not the RAWR) has been rated for almost 11,000 lbs for many years now (and has probably improved), so the weak link is the tires and wheels.

He may be mixing that # with his RAWR, don't know.

Gotcha, but that isn't the way his post read, but thanks for the translation because I sure didn't understand it. ..I'm impressed then with that particular rating, IF INDEED that is correct, because...one more time, his axle has a MUCH HIGHER rating than the axle on my 2013 3500 1 ton dually of 9750#....thus the reason I questioned his, AS HE STATED, 11,500# rear axle weight rating...I know I read it right, but that's all I'll say about it, I've hijacked the thread and didn't mean to, I actually thought the one who posted this information would come back and explained what they meant themsleves....So, my 9750# rated axle, should be MUCH more than his 11,500 weight rated axle because I doubt he has anywhere near the GVWR of 14,000# as my 13' dually has....I know I'm not the only one reading this, so why does one not understand?

How do you "assume" all this, when, like me, I have NO CLUE, the year of model of the truck he has that he is "claiming" has a Rear axle that, yes is an 11.5 AAM, and states it has an 11,500# weight carrying capacity....I don't think so.....Won't elaborate any more, until we find out what year and model truck he has, it would have to have more carrying capacity than my 13' 1 ton Dually with all new frame and suspension...I just don't know what that particular poster has...so I guess I shouldn't have said anything....