1993 GMC Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 312

MFD BI, GENERAL MOTORS CO RtM PSllKPA (COLD) SEE OWNERS MANUAL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION U2134 The CertificationRire label is foundontherearedge ofthedriver'sdoor.?he label showsthesizeofyouroriginaltiresandtheinflationpressuresneeded of yourvehicle.This is called the GVWR toobtainthegrossweightcapacity (GrossVehicleWeightRating).TheGVWRincludes the weight of the vehicle, alloccupants, fuel and cargo. The CertificationRire label also tells you themaximumweightsforthefront To findoutthe andrearaxles,calledGrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR). need togo to aweighstation actualloads on yourfrontandrearaxles,you Your dealercanhelpyouwiththis.Besure to andweighyourvehicle. spread out your load equally on both sides of the centerline. Neverexceedthe GVWRforyourvehicle,ortheGrossAxleWeight Rating (GAWR) for either the front or rear axle. it out. And, if you do haveaheavyload,youshouldspread DonotloadyourvehicleanyheavierthantheGVWRorthe maximumfront and rear GAWRs. If you do,parts on yourvehicle canbreak, or it canchangethewayyourvehiclehandles.These couldcauseyou to losecontrol. Also, overloadingcanshortenthe life of yourvehicle. Usingheaviersuspensioncomponents to getaddeddurabilitymightnot changeyourweightratings.Askyourdealer to help you load yourvehiclethe right way. 6-46