at least in montana dot could give a rats a$$ about what that tag says your door jam. they go lbs per square in. when i stopped and asked our local dot cop he said with a single tire pickup with 285's on it i could have 5k per axle.
i showed him that my rear axle is rated at 8k and my front axle is 5400lbs. he didn't care i also showed him that the tires were 3240 per tire again he said it didn't matter.
i still think it's funny that my dana 80 is rated at 8k, that is a dana rating that's what the brakes are built for. but i only have a gvw of 8800.
jim
i showed him that my rear axle is rated at 8k and my front axle is 5400lbs. he didn't care i also showed him that the tires were 3240 per tire again he said it didn't matter.
i still think it's funny that my dana 80 is rated at 8k, that is a dana rating that's what the brakes are built for. but i only have a gvw of 8800.
jim