Great Tow Capacity - Bad Payload Capacity... Increase PL?

GM partially solved the problem a year or so ago by changing the classification of the 2500HD trucks and hence upping the std GVWR to 11,400ish for a 2500 SRW. Option is a <10K GVWR for those who have a reason for a lower GVWR.

So now the 3/4 ton GM and 1 ton SRW have basically the same GVWR.