I usually put 5 to 6 hundred pounds of weight directly over the rear axle=
. I made a
little brace to hold four buckets of sand, using 2X4's. The wood frame fi=
ts
perfectly into the notches of the sides of the bed. It works pretty good =
for me.
Gary Seminara
92 CC Dakota Sport
Marc Robertson wrote:
> Cosmicfrog wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 97-12-05 22:32:55 EST, you write:
> >
> > << I put one on
> > each side behind the wheel wells and one in the center up against th=
e
> > tailgate. >>
> >
> > You need to reposition your weight. You want the weight in the fro=
nt of the
> > bed for two reasons.
> > #1 If you hit the brakes on dry pavement, they fly into the front o=
f the
> > bed.
> > #2 When you have all the weight BEHIND the rear axle, you remove so=
me weight
> > from the steering. This will affect your steering in bad ways. Mostly=
about =BD
> > way around a corner and you run into a snow bank.
>
> While I think your point about taking weight from the steering is a
> valid one when we're talking about A LOT of weight, I think that less
> weight -- say 200 lbs. -- as far back as you can get it is best. I
> actually would like to have a 200 lb. weight that plugs into my hitch
> receiver, but have lacked the ambition to build one. It would also
> remove the slide-forward under braking, and give tailgaters something t=
o
> think about.
>
> Good tires will probably fix Jon's steering, some weight in the very
> back will help traction and increase "polar moment of inertia", making
> the truck more stable in the snow.
>
> Marc Robertson
> marc@blackberry-ridge.com
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