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Originally Posted by RustyJC
None of those changes modify the sticker in the driver's door jamb insofar as the maximum GVWR and rear GAWR that provide the maximum total loading for the truck and rear axle (respectively) as rated by the truck's manufacturer.
Rusty
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My 2005 GMC 2500HD 4X4 D/A has a door sticker that states: "The combined weight of occupants and cargo should not exceed 2484 lbs.". My Monty has an empty pin weight of 2225 lbs. So I figure that by adding passengers, hitch, additional AC unit in the 5er bedroom plus cargo, I have been hauling a
minimum of 3200 lbs (realistically more like 3500). It usually pulls quite nicely until I hit a bridge expansion joint on the Interstate while going 65mph. Then I feel a very uncomfortable bounce as the springs bottom out on my truck. Everyone needs to do what they think is right (that's what's great about our country). However for me, I believe that I may be putting my equipment, my family and others in jeopardy by traveling with my current truck/5er combination. Which makes me wish that I had done more research before purchasing.
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