Sunday, Aug 14, 2016 at 10:46
You are absolutely right about the dual cab weights and tow capacity.
When they are loaded to their max weight the rear springs can not hold the load and the rear goes down. Enter a couple of air bags or bellows (matters not which) and the rear springs go back up BUT the problem has not gone away, it just got a whole lot worse because the driver thinks it is all fixed. The load, being so much behind the rear axle, still wants to hit the ground and the engine at the front is trying to stop it. Any wonder the poor old chassis gives up and bends. It ain't rocket science!
All the while the load is pulling the back down it is also trying to lift the front wheels off the road. In one example I had to deal with (Ford
Ranger, but once again it matters not which dual cab) the front wheels were more than 200 kgs UNDER weight which makes steering problamatical especially on wet roads.
The only answer is to lengthen the chassis to get the rear axle under the load and not in front of it but who wants to pay $50K for a new dual cab and then cut the chassis in half. Probably won't do much for the warranty!
The dual cab concept is good but the execution is very poor in all models that use the single cab chassis.
Anyway, that is my Sunday rant finished. Now, where did I leave the car polish bottle.......?
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