Cargo Capacity Curiosity

Woofer2609 · Jan 2, 2023

As others have stated, get Sumo springs or airbags and you can carefully haul close to a ton. Yes you will be overloaded. I built a house and moved 95 yards of aggregate in the truck. The heaviest load was about 3/4 of a yard of roadbase, just shy of 2200lbs according to the scale at the pit. The truck was sluggish, but i was only going a few miles of backroads. Drive accordingly.

hiPSI · Jan 2, 2023

0xDEADBEEF said: ↑

The question I always get stuck on here is - how do we, the end user , know what the limitation is? We see a lot about spring upgrades around here, but does anyone have a grasp of what other less obvious limitations are - brakes, frame, etc?
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The limitation is between Toyota GVW official and your imagination. Sure, lots of components out there to stiffen things up but Toyota is the only one brave enough to put numbers behind it. None of the aftermarket guys do. They can't afford it.

Woofer2609 · Jan 2, 2023

Fwiw, the Hilux has a payload of over 2000lbs and Toyota used to make their one ton for the US market. Not sure how they calculate payload, if it is a series of corporate or government tests, or legal precautions.
https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/raising-your-trucks-payload/

Tacosha · Jan 2, 2023

Highly.Recommend.To read. FUM (F@#$%#$ Owners Manual). No more than 250 kg (cargo+passengers).
I'm not yelling!!!

hiPSI · Jan 2, 2023

Woofer2609 said: ↑

Fwiw, the Hilux has a payload of over 2000lbs and Toyota used to make their one ton for the US market. Not sure how they calculate payload, if it is a series of corporate or government tests, or legal precautions.
https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/raising-your-trucks-payload/
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Tests.

soundman98 · Jan 2, 2023

Rock Lobster said: ↑

we, the royal end user, don't know, and car makers will never tell us.

Therefore there are two and only two schools of opinion.

A: the door sticker is ironclad gospel. Never, ever, ever blaspheme against the sticker. People will instantly die and you will serve life in prison for every road mishap that has ever happened in this nation if you violate payload by a tenth of a gram. Choose your breakfast carefully, because that extra slice of toast counts as part of your payload.

Or

B: The sticker is a suggestion by stupid lawyers who hate lawsuits from stupid drivers. I am a smarter, more skilled driver than anyone who has ever driven before or since, therefore I can load my truck like the Kenworth tractor that it was born to be. I did it once and didn't cause a wreck, therefore I can do it every time. It's not a real truck until the rear differential plows a groove into the asphalt from the incredibly manly load that it's bearing.

There is no gray ground on this. Pick your side and defend it to the death.
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i'm firmly in the C category. 'LALALALALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU WHILE I PUT THIS BLINDFOLD OVER MY EYES'

oneikr · Jan 2, 2023

Woofer2609 said: ↑

GVWR.
Look at the tag on your door jamb sticker. It will tell you front and rear max weights.
Go to a truck weigh scale that is closed, or go to the one at the dump or transfer station near you!
Weigh the front and rear axle (if possible, easier done at the truck scale), as well as both axles/total vehicle weight on the scale and record your weights with whatever paraphernalia you normally carry in your truck, a half tank of gas or better, and you in the drivers seat.
This is your baseline.
Subtract this weight from the GVWR and this is your payload capacity (tongue weight of a trailer and passengers are considered payload.)
Make sure that you don't exceed the weight rating over either axle (highly unlikely to weigh over on the front axle).
Factors that affect capacity are whatever options add weight to the vehicle. A 2wd manual transmission or 4cyl auto Tacoma Access cab will have the highest payload.
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Spot on and well put!

Jacpring · Jan 3, 2023

I put half pallet of landscape brick in the back of my 17 off road single cab. Forklift guy put it dead center over the back axle. Full pallet was 3400lbs so I'm calculating this at 1700. 2.8 miles from home depot to my place. Hilly with 1 speed bump. Truck handled everything fine besides 1 manhole cover I hit. That felt bad. I would do that run again but would feel better about it with additional suspension components added tothe rear.

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