need help with truck ratings
I have a truck (new to me) details follow: 1984 GMC 1500 4 x 4 Diesel engine 8 foot bed 2 person cab Vin # is 1GTEK14S3RE559687 A sticker inside the glove box has information about truck ca...
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Staying within the GVWR limits is a common issue for truck camper owners, especially when it comes to 1/2 ton trucks. On 1/2 tons it's impossible to put a camper on the truck without exceeding the GVWR for all intents and purposes.
If you are bound and determined to put a camper on the truck, you have to resign yourself to the fact that you will be over GVWR.
When you weigh the truck, also get individual axle weights. If you are at a feed mill or dump or gravel pit, simply park the truck with one axle on the scales, get a reading, then move it so the other axle is on the scales and get another reading.
Your combined axle ratings are 7630lbs, which is 1500lbs higher than your GVWR. It is a common practice among TCers to load to the axle ratings, rather than the GVWR.
Depending on your REAL weights, you may have over 2000lbs of payload capacity on that truck, going by axle ratings.
That said, you need to check the weight ratings on your tires, and ensure that they add up to AT LEAST the axle ratings of the truck. LT load range C tires should easily provide 3880lbs of capacity per pair.
If you are bound and determined to put a camper on the truck, you have to resign yourself to the fact that you will be over GVWR.
When you weigh the truck, also get individual axle weights. If you are at a feed mill or dump or gravel pit, simply park the truck with one axle on the scales, get a reading, then move it so the other axle is on the scales and get another reading.
Your combined axle ratings are 7630lbs, which is 1500lbs higher than your GVWR. It is a common practice among TCers to load to the axle ratings, rather than the GVWR.
Depending on your REAL weights, you may have over 2000lbs of payload capacity on that truck, going by axle ratings.
That said, you need to check the weight ratings on your tires, and ensure that they add up to AT LEAST the axle ratings of the truck. LT load range C tires should easily provide 3880lbs of capacity per pair.
