J2807 for smaller vehicles
As far as I know, only Toyota and Ford currently apply the SAE J2807 standard to rate towing capacity of vehicles that aren’t trucks. What do you think? Can we believe these numbers? I would like t...
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Ron3rd wrote:
I have a Tundra and don't even know what SAE J2807 is. I just look at the payload rating, gross rear axle rating, GCWR, etc, and take it from their. "Tow Ratings" are meaningless to me.
SAE Standard J2807: Performance Requirements for Determining Tow-Vehicle Gross Combination Weight Rating and Trailer Weight Rating.
http://standards.sae.org/j2807_201205/
It's supposed to be used to determine GCWR. Too bad it's applied so unevenly.
