Towing with Silverado
I'm looking at purchasing a Stryker 2812. The dry weight of the hauler is 6925 lbs, GVWR is 9999 lbs. My tow vehicle is a 2012 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab, short box with the 3.42 axle ratio and 5.3 li...
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polishdon wrote:lawrosa wrote:polishdon wrote:
I took my vehicle, filled it with gas and had it weighed. With me in it I'm at 5,760 lbs. Round that up to 6,000 for my wife and kid and I can see how you get close to that 7,000 GVWR real quick pulling a 6,500+ trailer.
You can go up to your axle weights. That 7000 gvw is not your max..
You need individual axle weights and compare that to your door tag as I stated...
Doors say 3950 for each axle
Slip from the scale says front 3320, rear 2440
That means you have 1510 lbs of payload left on the rear. For TW and other people
Now what do your tires say on the side wall?
Max psi and max weight???
