How much weight is too much?

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Ben46a

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I pull my regular cab Duramax. I did some testing and can get down to 6400 lbs. Do you think 1600 lbs is too much up front? Just thinking of the front suspension.
 
IMO, it depends. Some track conditions, we ran very little or no weight out front and were clearly doing better than comparable trucks. Sometimes, if there is too much weight out front, we would call it "bull dozing" or sorta pushing the front end along.

I don't have a lot of experience though so perhaps some others with more experience, especially with a light truck, will chime in.


C-ya
 
Hang as much as you feel comfortable with that won't break the truck. I have seen guys put close to 1500lbs on the front.
 
I don't always feel that more out front is better as it has an impact on how easy it is to start the sled. You want to accelerate the sled as quickly as possible, and I don't feel that all of the weight out front does that the best.

I think 1000 pounds out front would be the most I would put out front. I would put the other 600 in the front of the bed.
 
duramaximizer said:
I don't always feel that more out front is better as it has an impact on how easy it is to start the sled. You want to accelerate the sled as quickly as possible, and I don't feel that all of the weight out front does that the best.

I think 1000 pounds out front would be the most I would put out front. I would put the other 600 in the front of the bed.
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Your still accelerating that weight, if the sled is light enough when you start, that you feel you need weight in the bed, it will be plenty light to get it rolling with the front wheels. The sled puts more than enough weight on the rear. If your worrying about too grabby of a track, drop your hitch height, or play with tire pressures. The weight out front keeps you from giving up hitch height as you go down the track. Let others chime in, the only reason I wouldn't hang as much as possible out front is if your afraid to break something on the front end.
 
alot of variables. In a nut shell, sometimes you need more weight transfer then others (long chain, loose track) But if you are on a good track and hooking a good sled with a regulation length chain, more the better in most cases.
 
Just ran into this thread. Have you ever hooked when you made this statement. There is MORE than enough weight even with a light sled. And you find out real quick when you get the chain tight and ATTEMPT to come off the line. Don't you think getting the front tires to the ground play a factor in getting things moving? If not, watch a truck that forgot to lock it in and see how it goes. Then watch him re hook with it locked in.
 
with my ranch hand bumper i hang probally 1600#. i do have astraight axle though. i dont know how far it is safe to push the ifs in the chevys? i have heard of a few hanging upwards of 1500 the sad thing is where i pull we have an 8500# class and with hanging that much and a 1/2 tank fuel i still only weigh a little over 8200
 
I have a big custom front bumper, plus my weight rack, then I put 1800 pounds of weight on that and I'm still about 200 under 8000 but I ran out of weights
 
i see trucks with more than that up front and still unload the front. i think as much as the front will hold. its only going to make your truck seem heavier to the sled...ie more traction. why do the mod trucks take a component chassis and put the weight up front?
 
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