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Originally Posted by RevTech
If this truck does this over freeway expansion joints and speed bumps, what in the world will it do when taken off road?
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That's the interesting thing. . . Off road this is an excellent truck!!! especially with the TRD pkg! I've taken it hunting up and down various rutted, washboard, pot-holed and otherwise marginal tracks and I've been impressed.
No issues with oscillation, not very bouncy at all. Of course I'm mostly comparing it with a 3/4 ton Dodge -- my previous ride -- and you really had to stay on top of that truck off road.
I think the bed bounce relates to a regular input of a bump at a certain frequency which reinforces a motion already started by the previous bump. That explains why it is so much more evident on certain roads, at certain speeds, and with specific loads (which influence spring recovery rate).
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Originally Posted by Cruiser13
With an empty bed and 8-10psi in the bags, the ride is stiffer and bouncier on blacktop. It still vibrates like crazy over the concrete. With a full load, thats another matter- but the bags don't make the difference, the weight does.
Thanks for the info on the block heater. I have a cabin in the mountains and the overnight temp is typically around 0*F in winter. She starts up without even a second thought, but I suppose a heater couldn't hurt. You just plug it into a power outlet right? Cost?
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Well if I ever come to California I'll have to remember to throw some weight into the back of the truck to keep from bouncing around too much.
I just checked; the block htr. was $138 installed. I'm not sure how many watts it draws, probably like 100 or 200 watts: so to save my electrical bill I have it on a timer. It comes on at 4AM, so at 630 when I am ready to start the truck it's had a chance to pre-warm the motor oil a bit
