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Old 04-23-2020, 01:56 PM   #7
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Re: Rear Tank - Difference in Ride?

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Originally Posted by Custom 68 View Post
Its probably hard to get a definitive answer as it will be somewhat subjective but moving the weight rearward and lower certainly makes sense.
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Not only is it subjective, each truck will be different. Different spring rates, shocks, wheel base, tire sidewall height, & tank volume would all impact the ride.

If one wants to know for 'their' truck, put a similar amount of weight @ the end of the bed & burn a tank of gas for the best answer.

The weight can be 50# bags of mulch or whatever. Buy it @ Wally-World, keep the receipt, & return it on your way back from the testing. Estimate your required weight @ 7lbs per gallon of capacity (6.x per gal of fuel; the extra weight would be tank materials weight).
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