1800lbs ? noway!
the tailgate hinge is what's bent!!!
-- Punch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1998 Dakota CC V6, Deep Amethyst, K&N Homebrew Intake, Gutter Guard Grills, Dynomax Cat Back Exhaust, Jet stage 2 BFG A/T KO 235/75/15, Autolite 3923's. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *In the near future: Billet TB, 180Dg. Thermo, energy suspension bushings, Hotchkis sway bars, AirRaid intake, Leer Cap, Spray in bedliner, MTX Thunderforms. <AWyseGuy@aol.com> wrote in message news:170.653e446.295df678@aol.com... > In a message dated 12/27/2001 4:15:42 PM Central Standard Time, > 2punch.crash2000@AHM.com writes: > > > > , and while driving the bags slid and hit the front > > of the bed portion while stopping, then as I accelerated they slid back and > > crashed into the tailgate, causing it to pop open at the drivers side, > > bottom, the bracket holding the tailgate is bent, and will need to be > > replaced all from 50kg of sand!!! > > > > Punch.. sounds like the tailgate may not have been latched all the way; we > had a pallet of amplifiers (approx 1800#) do the same thing one day in my > friends 96 Dak.. and our concern was having the wrap break and leave a trail > of amps down the road. No damage to tailgate.. or front end of the box. > Aaron W in AL > > 94 RC WS 2.5L 5spd > 95 RC Sport 2.5L 5 Spd > 86 Shelby Charger Turbo >
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