86 f150 payload help
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86 f150 payload help
I have an 86 f150 2wd long box. I am looking at what they recommend for the weight limit to load in the bed of the truck because i can't recall at the moment. It has a 302 efi, AOD tranny and 3.55 gears.
On a second note, how many leaf springs are suppose to be in the back? To me it looks like someone has taken out 1 or 2 leafs to make it sit a lil more level.
On a second note, how many leaf springs are suppose to be in the back? To me it looks like someone has taken out 1 or 2 leafs to make it sit a lil more level.
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I believe the minimum was 4 leaves, some had 5. It's a 1/2 ton, so I am supposing it was designed for a 1000 lb load, though I can tell you from experience you can haul a lot more than that, though handling and brakes get to be marginal.
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It's impossible to tell exactly what the GVWR, and GAWR's your truck is without decoding the codes off of your certification lable located below the left door striker bolt on the "B" pillar on the cab. There are too many variations.
However as Franklin posted, 1000LBS is as close you are going to get without decoding the codes on the lable.
However as Franklin posted, 1000LBS is as close you are going to get without decoding the codes on the lable.
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PAYLOAD CALCULATOR:
GVWR (located on data plate on driver's doorjamb, probably 6050 lbs) minus the CURB WEIGHT (total weight of your truck sitting on a scale with you in it) = TOTAL PAYLOAD
EXAMPLE: 6050 Lbs (GVWR) - 4500 Lbs (CURB WEIGHT) = 1550 Lbs Payload Capacity
You can have your truck weighed at a truck scale or scrap metal yard to determine the exact weight but I doubt I missed it very far with the above numbers.
GVWR (located on data plate on driver's doorjamb, probably 6050 lbs) minus the CURB WEIGHT (total weight of your truck sitting on a scale with you in it) = TOTAL PAYLOAD
EXAMPLE: 6050 Lbs (GVWR) - 4500 Lbs (CURB WEIGHT) = 1550 Lbs Payload Capacity
You can have your truck weighed at a truck scale or scrap metal yard to determine the exact weight but I doubt I missed it very far with the above numbers.
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One time I had 2500lbs. of wood pellets in the back of a 1983 F-100. The truck had airshocks, and those coil springs that bolt to the axle and that thing was bottomed out the whole way home. It crushed my wheel bearings as a result.
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