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[Outdoors_Jared]

And hey, keeps the sun out of your eyes too.

lol it certainly does but with my window tint too, im going to be blind.

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[Maverick Life]

I always thought weight in the green area would be spread over both axles while the red area would be limited to rear wheels. Am I off base here?

 

[JimParker256]

The best way to tell for sure would be to find a set of scales and weigh each axle independently with the truck empty except for the driver, then reweigh both axles with additional weight in the cab, then reweigh again with weight added up against the tailgate in the back of the bed.

It is tempting to assume your statement (belief?) is correct, but I have a sneaky suspicion that the effect of the suspension would cause "some" (though probably only a small amount) of even that rear-most weight to transfer to the front axle as well. But I could be wrong on that. Anybody have access to a truck scale?

 

[Bushpilot]

I always thought weight in the green area would be spread over both axles while the red area would be limited to rear wheels. Am I off base here?

I think the axle can be viewed as a fulcrum, so anything between the wheels will be distributed (not necessarily equally) to both axles. Aft of the rear axle will lift the front wheels.

IOW, I think you are correct.

 

[jsus]

The best way to tell for sure would be to find a set of scales and weigh each axle independently with the truck empty except for the driver, then reweigh both axles with additional weight in the cab, then reweigh again with weight added up against the tailgate in the back of the bed.

It is tempting to assume your statement (belief?) is correct, but I have a sneaky suspicion that the effect of the suspension would cause "some" (though probably only a small amount) of even that rear-most weight to transfer to the front axle as well. But I could be wrong on that. Anybody have access to a truck scale?

Enough weight behind the rear axle could actually cause the front end to lift in the air. Not sure if Maverick is strong enough to handle the amount needed for that, but it demonstrates that not only does weight on the rear axle only apply to the rear axle, it can eventually reduce the weight on the front axle.

If you have a Hot Wheels or similar car, try it out by gently pressing down on the rear of the car, behind the rear axle.

 

[Michaelkov]

I always thought weight in the green area would be spread over both axles while the red area would be limited to rear wheels. Am I off base here?

Great new color option - thanks Ford!

 

[Egz]

Weight in the back isn't a terrible idea. It won't help the FWD get more traction, but it could help prevent the rear getting extra loose when driving. The rear wheels, while not for propulsion, still require traction. I'm used to driving FWD sedans in the snow, so I don't know how much lighter the Maverick is in the back, probably not much lighter.

 

[Speds]

I added two roll top dry bags filled with sand, each 50lbs, right around the rear axles after a couple weeks with the snow and ice here in ND. I've been driving with them for at least a month and I don't know about less traction on the front like what was mentioned in this thread, but I definitely noticed it helped the back end be less squirrelly on corners. Just my two cents. I might mess around with scooting them up a bit based on what I read here but, so far so good.

 

[Outdoors_Jared]

Great new color option - thanks Ford!

LOL it would be great. Also fits with the Mexican vibe too. I thought this was to tell me to gain weight haha. I defintely need to gain weight im only 145.

 

[GPSMan]

Putting 400 pounds on a hitch ball, not just behind the rear axle, but way behind the rear axle will take 100 pounds off the front axle.

But my truck scale moves in 20 lb increments.

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