Weight in the bed

[dodgedieselnewbie]

I just set up my pressure washing rig in the back of my truck. I would estimate I have maybe 250 pounds that sits after the axle. Do you think this could affect the front end? Like making it more sensitive to every little bump? 

PS.. I'm not worried Nick  

[Me78569]

if anything it will ride better  

[dodgedieselnewbie]

So.. I have another issue.. lol 

I always thought it was best to keep weight over the axles. 

[Mopar1973Man]

Might be worth it to just scale thee axles and see what you actually have in weight. I typically scale the trucks and RV every year at least once to see changes of axle weight. Tire inflation makes a huge impact of how the suspension feels. Just being 5 PSI too high could make the front axle feel rough. So it would be worth checking tire inflation vs axle weight. What I do is calculate full load and empty pressure and take a sharpie and write it on the driver door jamb.

 

[AH64ID]

You shouldn't even notice 250lbs behind the rear axle. When I am loaded for camping I have 1500-1800lbs behind the rear axle and the front axle drops by as much as 500lbs and I don't experiance anything abnormal even with enough air up front for the 500lbs I lost. 

[KATOOM]

My 5th wheel hitch rides along most of the time because its too stinking heavy to remove on my own.  I have to take it apart in three pieces.  I believe everything weighs around 250 lbs.  Cant tell the difference if its there or not.....

[Mopar1973Man]

On 3/14/2016 at 7:24 PM, AH64ID said:

You shouldn't even notice 250lbs behind the rear axle. When I am loaded for camping I have 1500-1800lbs behind the rear axle and the front axle drops by as much as 500lbs and I don't experiance anything abnormal even with enough air up front for the 500lbs I lost. 

 

I'm not quite the heavy but really close at 1,400 pounds on the rear axle. No air bag or changes in rear suspnsion and no problems towing either. Then using my modified air pressure 53 PSI in the front and 57 PSI in the rear.