07-16-2023, 08:01 PM
Once gutted, i woukld recommend having the rig weighed.
Do design everything considering weight, and keeping it low.
Most carpenters /cabinet makers, never have to consider weight, and many will recklessly over build vans rvs box trucks interiors and exceed GVWR, even before owners or their contents are even added.
A big torquey healthy diesel might not notice the weight, but the transmission, axles, tires brakes suspension and chassis certainly do.
Weight and where that weight is, affects vehicle handling greatly, and can make staying in lane at highway speeds in cross winds, or on twisty mountain roads, a white knuckle/ brown underwear experience.
Do design everything considering weight, and keeping it low.
Most carpenters /cabinet makers, never have to consider weight, and many will recklessly over build vans rvs box trucks interiors and exceed GVWR, even before owners or their contents are even added.
A big torquey healthy diesel might not notice the weight, but the transmission, axles, tires brakes suspension and chassis certainly do.
Weight and where that weight is, affects vehicle handling greatly, and can make staying in lane at highway speeds in cross winds, or on twisty mountain roads, a white knuckle/ brown underwear experience.
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