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Originally Posted by r9brian
If I use 3345lbs as my payload... that would mean the truck only weighs 6655lbs.
So. the newer 3/4 ton RAMs are getting lighter from the factory? Cheaper parts and less metal where is should be?
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The issue with the way that spreadsheet is constructed is it allows you to free enter your payload (presumably people will do this from the sticker). This is great IF you don't know your current curb weight and are flat out estimating, but if you do know the current weight of your vehicle (because you've scaled it) it, your payload should be calculated as the posted GVWR (in your case 10K) minus the known curb weight.
The sticker payload on a truck is obtained when your truck rolled off the assembly line, with a full tank of fuel factored in. After that, all bets are off. If you add a tonneau cover, put in a toolbox, add some heavier floor mats, your payload changes (decreases). Payload is a fluid number and is always what your vehicle weighs at any given time SUBTRACTED from the vehicles known (and never changing) GVWR.