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Old 06-25-2007, 11:30 PM
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Default Re: Bed bouncing question

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Originally Posted by Art64 View Post
We have to remember that there are numerous members in this forum who have loaded their Tundras with all sorts of things from gravel, dirt bikes, camper shell, trailers, lumber, bed/mattress, building materials, water bags or bladder for traction etc and none of them has complained or mentioned anything about the bed bouncing to destrucion like the one on the video. In fact most of them said that the ride is good if not better when loaded.
You are right. Pretty much every vehicle rides better when loaded with more weight. I am totally confident that the Tundra will ride very smooth when the bed is loaded down. My point is that I don't plan to always have gravel or stone or etc. in my truck, especially on long road trips. Also I don't think we should have to resort to loading our trucks to obtain a bounce free ride.

I'm sure most of this talk is exaggerated and I still intend to purchase my truck when it comes in, but just hearing all of these stories got me thinking about some of my potential routes and how rough or bumpy they are...

The video is obviously an extreme situation that I most likey will not find myself in.
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