hardhat
Adventurist
Thinking of movin from my RAM 2500 to the Colorado Z2. Why? size, weight, manoevring on the trail, normal in-down, mileage, and cauz i like it.
Man questions: 1. When i put all my stuff on the vehicle, INCLUDING my dirt bike, my weight is over spec. (1,400 vs max spec of 1,100) I can add airlift bags to suplement the springs since i dont want to mash them or mess up the shocks. How much additional stress am i putting on the vehicle/brakes, bearings, etc. Normally, when over weight i wont be on aggressive trails. Note most of the weight gain is in teh bed, so the airlifts should help stabilize that.
2. Any concern about the rear tire (which would sit on the aluminum tail gate) causing a dent in the tailgate? The Z2 only comes with a 5 ft bed, so teh rear tire will be towards the end of the gate when down.
3. Any concern about the weight of the bike resting on the tail gate? (there are Dee Zee bed supports that will off load much of the weight to the back of the truck, but again, tail gate is alum and I'm not sure how the stress will be carried by the tailgate latch.)
I KNOW I could solve everything by going to a full size, but I want to move to a smaller vehicle. MY MAIN concern is the over-weight condition when loaded. WHo out there has experience with Tacos, etc. that are running overweight?
YES, i've asked guys at Chevy (dealers and corporate) and of course I cant get a straight answer (liability i assume). So i figure there's a LOT of experience in this group.
Thanks.
Man questions: 1. When i put all my stuff on the vehicle, INCLUDING my dirt bike, my weight is over spec. (1,400 vs max spec of 1,100) I can add airlift bags to suplement the springs since i dont want to mash them or mess up the shocks. How much additional stress am i putting on the vehicle/brakes, bearings, etc. Normally, when over weight i wont be on aggressive trails. Note most of the weight gain is in teh bed, so the airlifts should help stabilize that.
2. Any concern about the rear tire (which would sit on the aluminum tail gate) causing a dent in the tailgate? The Z2 only comes with a 5 ft bed, so teh rear tire will be towards the end of the gate when down.
3. Any concern about the weight of the bike resting on the tail gate? (there are Dee Zee bed supports that will off load much of the weight to the back of the truck, but again, tail gate is alum and I'm not sure how the stress will be carried by the tailgate latch.)
I KNOW I could solve everything by going to a full size, but I want to move to a smaller vehicle. MY MAIN concern is the over-weight condition when loaded. WHo out there has experience with Tacos, etc. that are running overweight?
YES, i've asked guys at Chevy (dealers and corporate) and of course I cant get a straight answer (liability i assume). So i figure there's a LOT of experience in this group.
Thanks.