Do any of you weight cops think that maybe, just for a minute, Ford (or insert your favorite brand here) has enough safety factor built into the truck that they don't care where you put the payload?
We are getting back to the "1/2 tons can only haul a sack of groceries" argument.
Idk if the new style 150s went back to smaller axles for the HD package, but I've had a coup,e of the 7 luggers over the years that got loaded up like typical construction vehicles. Put overloads on them to keep the back end off the ground. Beat em like a rented mule and never seen any rear axle/spring failures.