Redneck hottub?
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Redneck hottub?
Hey guys. Im gonna be making a redneck hot tub in the bed of my truck this summer, but with all that water, its almost 3000 pounds of water. Do you think this will do damage to a stock suspension? It's a completely stock 04 ram 1500 quad cab short bed. It has a tow package if it matters.
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when i did the math of how much space was there, it came to around 400 gallons and change. i think 430 gallons or something like that. water weighs somewhere between 7 and 8 pounds a gallon. that comes to 3,220 pounds of water. my truck sits liike a dragster as it is. ill probably be leveled out at that pount.
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Are you planning on driving around with the water in there?
When I was on Guam in the late 90's, we used to put big sheets of plastic in the bed of a Ford Ranger and fill it up with water. I've seen pictures from those days, and with several people and a floating cooler of beer, the suspension didn't really look a whole lot different. I wouldn't go driving around with that much weight in the bed, though, especially unevenly sloshing around. Looking at balance/handling issues, as well as impact on braking ability.
When I was on Guam in the late 90's, we used to put big sheets of plastic in the bed of a Ford Ranger and fill it up with water. I've seen pictures from those days, and with several people and a floating cooler of beer, the suspension didn't really look a whole lot different. I wouldn't go driving around with that much weight in the bed, though, especially unevenly sloshing around. Looking at balance/handling issues, as well as impact on braking ability.
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