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Originally Posted by Inspector0128
I’m going to call GM tomorrow and ask them exactly what my “margin of safety” would be on my over weight truck.
First it was just add airbags, maybe a leaf spring, don’t carry any water, don’t go very far and now we can add GM/Ford/Ram “margin of safety”?????
I learn something new everyday.
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Glad you learned something. The OP was concerned because his truck was 24 pounds over its rated capacity. Twenty four pounds. In the engineering world, whether it’s structural engineering, mechanical, or aerospace, a margin of safety is always applied when designing a truck or an airplane or a space vehicle for unknown contingencies. I could go on, but you’ve learned enough for today. The engineers on the forum understand.