Bed question

So I have a 2023 trd offroad, the payload is rated at 990lbs I was wandering how much weight in the bed would be ok to carry everyday. As of now, I have a diamondback cover which is about 85lbs and I want to add a large tool box and equipment for work! With everything in the bed I estimated the total weight to be around 350lbs. Will this negatively affect leaf springs, suspension, etc. if I carry this much weight in the bed daily?

 

Highly unlikely. It does reduce your easily utilized payload capacity by that much + your weight.
Springs and suspensions do get tired over time, although my '06 TRD OR went 15 years with a full-time cap (+my too-heavy tool box) and never caused me any problems.

 

I’m carrying about 450 lbs or so all the time. The weight leveled the truck, so no more rake. I had to creep slowly over speed bumps or I would hit the bump stops. I added the Road Active Suspension to help with the weight. I’ve got the rake back. It drives much better with the weight in it. When the weight is removed it should still ride good, not stiff.

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Enjoy your pickup. You bought it so you didn’t need to worry about a measly 350 lbs.

 

Is this a troll ?
You got a truck.
We used to call all trucks half tons.
That's 1000 lbs.
I used to carry your 350 lbs in my '72 Corolla trunk when I was a lot younger.
Goodness haha.

 

Did you have stock suspension?

 

Why do think the stock leaf springs “aren’t the best”? Are you basing that on a vocal minority opinion or are you comparing them to a truck in the same category?

 

Just read it somewhere

 

My personal experience is they are soft and don’t serve well to carry the rated load. It may be a minority if the majority never puts anything in it.

 

The stock springs will age, but all springs do, even the fancy aftermarket springs.

Constant weight will cause it to wear slightly faster than unloaded, thats just the nature of leaf springs.

You can look into add-a-leaf to help slow the sagging down but ultimately its just the nature of a truck.

Air bags work as well, just gotta set pressure and maintain it. Lots of options to read up on.

Or just leave it, it will be fine 100%

 

Depends on the roads you drive but rated capacity includes gas and your ass as well as your stuff so add another 300+ to your total. With cap & tools I frequently hit the stops on overpass irregularities @ 650lbs so I added bags and adjust them as needed for different loads. They say the minimum is 5lbs but I’m typically @ 40psi. Works great. Bought the truck used so the leafs probably already were a bit worn.

 

It did. I also still have my original suspension, although it's getting tired.

 

Had air bags in my previous Gen2 for the full decade - they were the shiz nizzle for me and still functional when traded. Could adjust on the fly for what I carried. And yeah always kept higher than the bottom recommended psi, just rode better for me at 15 or 20. The air bags and 600 lbs of salt bags were like heaven compared to an open bed...

 

I see air bags on the drop down spare axle on heavy load dump trucks and cement mixers. And while I don’t think they are always the best choice they definitely suit my needs to a tee. They work quite well to raise the bed so the shocks can have the travel they need to do their job properly.

 

Throw it in your truck and drive. Been on the road since April 2023. 25 gals of backup gas, 25 gals water and about 250 lbs of gear. In the bed. 2 full 50 liter fridges where the back seats used to be. About 45 to 50lbs of tools on front passenger floor. And I’m 6-4 235. What are you worrying about?
I had around 6800 miles on the odometer when I left. Just rolled 100500 about 20mins ago before I stopped for the night. As stated quit worrying about a little bit of weight and drive your truck.