I weighed my 2026 Tremor and found a lot of additional payload

[ryllyo]

The payload sticker generally assumes full fluids including fuel, no humans or gear.

Sticker:
GCVR - 7650
(GAWR front - 3550)
(GAWR rear - 4690)
Payload - 1325

Cat Scale (including driver):
Steer axle - 3080
Drive axle - 3060
Gross - 6140

I estimated a net additional weight in the car of 180 lbs, that's +driver, -a bit of fuel, +minimal gear in car.

Real payload: 7650 - 6140 + 180 = 1690
That's 27% above sticker which seems extraordinarily conservative.

Side note: the 50/50 weight distribution is interesting, it suggests it should drive very balanced unloaded, however it's not optimal for towing. I thought it was strange that an f-150 rates it's hitch at 500 lbs tongue weight maximum without a weight distribution hitch and the 5th gen expedition at 600 lbs. You have to imagine an f-150 would be significantly more front heavy and therefore better off when towing without a WDH. On the other hand the axle ratings on the expedition suggest they are fine with the back being loaded up quite heavy.

 

[slow3v]

Very cool, thanks for putting this together and sharing with us!

 

[LanceExp2025]

The payload sticker generally assumes full fluids including fuel, no humans or gear.

Sticker:
GCVR - 7650
(GAWR front - 3550)
(GAWR rear - 4690)
Payload - 1325

Cat Scale (including driver):
Steer axle - 3080
Drive axle - 3060
Gross - 6140

I estimated a net additional weight in the car of 180 lbs, that's +driver, -a bit of fuel, +minimal gear in car.

Real payload: 7650 - 6140 + 180 = 1690
That's 27% above sticker which seems extraordinarily conservative.

Side note: the 50/50 weight distribution is interesting, it suggests it should drive very balanced unloaded, however it's not optimal for towing. I thought it was strange that an f-150 rates it's hitch at 500 lbs tongue weight maximum without a weight distribution hitch and the 5th gen expedition at 600 lbs. You have to imagine an f-150 would be significantly more front heavy and therefore better off when towing without a WDH. On the other hand the axle ratings on the expedition suggest they are fine with the back being loaded up quite heavy.
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[LanceExp2025]

Thanks Ryllyo: Great information and I have no idea what our 2024 Expy Limited MAX w/HD Tow weighs. But, we recently took a 1-week trip w/ 4 adults and 2 kids to the Sequoias (highway on into mountains) and it was loaded with all our gear, bags, food and people inside and on the roof rack and that Expy handled the weight just fine and sat fairly level too. I really don't know what the total loaded weight was but I'm pretty certain that we must have used some of that "additional 'found' payload" that you found that you had, as well. The gas milage suffered a lot (plus my daughter was driving with her famous heavy right leg/foot) but the power that the Eco-Boost provided was always GREAT and never struggled at all. Thanks again and I will get our Expy weighed soon too. Lance