NC F150

Then why didn't the payload capacity go up by 700 lbs across the board? As far as I can tell, the axles and springs are carry overs from previous years models.

marshallr

I know towing capacity went up some and I'm pretty sure payload did too. the 700 lb figure would be based on a Screw with 6.5' bed. Smaller cabs lost less weight.

My 2014 Screw, 4X4, 5.0, 3.55 gears is rated to tow 7700 lbs with a payload of 1621.

A 2016 equipped the same is rated to tow 9000 lbs with a payload of 2200 lbs.

You may be looking at GVW which did stay about the same. But since the truck is lighter payload and towing improved.

untraceable

My payload on my 2016 Scab is @400lbs greater than a comparably equipped 2010. I Think that's pretty significant

NC F150

Guys. Thanks for feedback. My data must be wrong or misinterpreted. My 2007's payload is 1700 lbs. that's just a crew cab f150. No heavy duty packages or anything like that.

NC F150

Ok. I went to my local dealer and examined some new F150's today. All I looked at had a 7000 ish gvwr. Then inside the door on a yellow sticker was a maximum capacity weight rating of 1700 lbs. same as my older all steel F150. So my contention still stands that if they shed roughly 700 lbs on the new aluminum bodied crew cabs, why didn't the weight carrying capacity go up by that same amount?

Blown F-150

I'm going to guess that the weight reduction is a direct comparison to the 2009-2014 12th Gen trucks. They were larger than yours and weighed a bit more. Numbers below are from the Ford spec sheets, but don't seem to be apples to apples comparison. For example the 2016's only list the "minimum" weights, so no options like sunroofs, etc. are not included, yet the other years do. Another factor is the method Ford used to determine the numbers changed somewhere along the lines.

2007 Supercrew 4x4 rough curb weight 5500lbs
2014 Supercrew 4x4 rough curb weight 5700lbs
2016 Supercrew 4x4 rough curb weight 4850lbs

Just as a example the payload on my 2014 SuperCrew eco loaded with sunroof, etc. is 1231lbs according to the yellow sticker on my door. That's with a 7200# GVWR, some are less. I can exceed my payload with just some of my buddies as passengers. Payload on a comparable 2016 is around 1800#'s for the same GVWR. That's a gain of 500ish lbs and probably getting close to the actual weight savings of the new body.

Yours has a higher payload than mine, yet mine has a higher tow rating. So something changed along the way.

Wannafbody

Well, they lowered the GVW which offsets that weight savings, there is a 200#-700# difference depending on how the truck is configured.