Old-Biscuit wrote:
That 5.9L CUMMINS is great motor
Rear Diff 3:73 gearing
Trucks RAWR is 6010#
Truck rear tires are 3195#/each at 80 psi
With only 9000# GVWR you will easily exceed that rating
But stay under/at RAWR and you will be just fine
(Folks are going to flame me....but GVWR is for MFG Class Rating/Warranty and Registration purposes....NOT a 'Legal' issue. Axle/tire ratings are)
GVWR 12K 5vr with a wet pin of 2650# (22%) would be a good match for truck
VIN Decoder
I'm trying to understand all this.
After looking up exactly what GVWR means and doing basic calcuations, I see that I will easily exceed my GVWR with 2 adults, 2 dogs and the diesel fuel. Of course that's without actually going to a weigh station.
I'm not sure I understand RAWR. I know my rear axle is rated at 6,000#. Are you saying I add my actual (meaning actually weighed) GVWR (gas, people etc.) and the Hitch weight together and they shouldn't exceed 6,000#'s?
Doing the math (without actually going to a weigh station) it looks like I'm at about 5,600#'s, or 400#'s from the axle rating on the three 5th wheel trailers that we like.
Thanks,
-SD
Seems even IF I had a brand new Ram 2500 that my GVWR is almost the same as my 2005. The sticker on my door says 9000#GVWR. I see that the Ford F-250's are quite a bit more in GVWR. Am I missing something here?
