2012 F150 Lariat Ecoboost.
07-20-2016, 04:38 PM
#21
Well, after going through the numbers while buying a trailer, what I found that is most critical has nothing to do with wheels or tires, but the trucks payload and curb weight with the driver and full tank of fuel. I bought a light trailer, GVWR is 7600, with a full FWT and all our stuff it comes in just over 6200#, with a 760# tongue weight. I have a 1470# payload, with me, full tank of gas, and the topper, I am down to under 1000# payload. With the loaded trailer, and the generator loaded in the truck that leaves me with less than 200# left for passengers.
So it would make no difference what my tires and wheels are, I can only tow so much before I exceed my trucks ratings that it would make little or no difference. Depending on what you were thinking of towing, look first to see if your truck can handle it before dumping a lot of cash into wheels and tires.
So it would make no difference what my tires and wheels are, I can only tow so much before I exceed my trucks ratings that it would make little or no difference. Depending on what you were thinking of towing, look first to see if your truck can handle it before dumping a lot of cash into wheels and tires.
07-20-2016, 04:45 PM
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07-21-2016, 08:52 AM
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What I am trying to say is, if your truck is not rated to tow 8000#, tire size will not be a factor. The axle rating, and payload determine what you can tow, not your gearing. In plain and simple terms, you can gear up your truck all you want, but it will never increase the payload capacity of the truck. You can add helper springs, bags, whatever, it will never increase the payload capacity of your truck. That yellow Lawyer tag on the door is what sets your payload, nothing else does. Go over your axle rating, and you can lose the axle, or worse, if you have a collision, and it is determined you exceeded payload, you will be in bad position legally. Why risk it?
When I loaded my truck up as I was going to use it with the trailer, and weighed it, even though the WDH was properly setup and pushing weight forward and back like it should, I was over my rear axle rating by 400#. The axle is 4050#, I had 4450# on it. No matter what tire size I have, or what gears are in the axle, it would not make any difference what it does, I was still 400# over the axle rating. Not over the tire ratings, the axle.
When I loaded my truck up as I was going to use it with the trailer, and weighed it, even though the WDH was properly setup and pushing weight forward and back like it should, I was over my rear axle rating by 400#. The axle is 4050#, I had 4450# on it. No matter what tire size I have, or what gears are in the axle, it would not make any difference what it does, I was still 400# over the axle rating. Not over the tire ratings, the axle.
