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Originally Posted by factorystock
Another C 80 with data plates. Same 25K GVW, but has the 9K front  . IMO, it should be a 27.5K GVW. '63 was the first year Chevy mediums automatically came with narrow fenders, unless you got the 9k or 11k front axle. All '60-'62 Chevy mediums came with large front fenders whether they really needed them or not. |
Right, that's why I separated '60-'62 and '63 to '66 above.
For some reason, Axles don't always add up to the GVW. My '67 7500 had 9 Fronts and 22 Rears, which should have had a GVW of 31,000, but the plate stated 27,500. May be a good question for Bob.