Steel plate for weight.

[oldgeek]

I was offered a 4'x8' - 1/4" thick steel plate. I'm thinking of drilling holes where the bed mounting bolts are and bolting it down to add some weight in order to settle the ride a bit. I'll also drill and tap some holes to screw eyelets in for tie down points. When it snows, I have about 200 pounds of sandbags I throw back there. I noticed how the truck would ride better.

 

[bobbywalter]

i just carry more junk. that plate interferes with the amount of junk you can carry.


build bumpers with it big enough they have hinged doors on top so you can put junk in there too.

straight road ride will improve....handling will not...and fuel economy will go in the shitter....but you will have all sorts of kewlz junk.

 

[oldgeek]

i just carry more junk. that plate interferes with the amount of junk you can carry.


build bumpers with it big enough they have hinged doors on top so you can put junk in there too.

straight road ride will improve....handling will not...and fuel economy will go in the shitter....but you will have all sorts of kewlz junk.

The weight of the plate will be equivalent to hauling a dead body. But less stinky.

 

[bobbywalter]

yeah....4x8 is 320 ish so 240 is for a 4x6 not filling the well plates....would be carrying my sorry ass around...

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I could use a sheet of 1/4” plate, I want to top my workbench with it…

 

[Curious Hound]

I could use a sheet of 1/4” plate, I want to top my workbench with it…

That's a plan I can appreciate.

 

[oldgeek]

I could use a sheet of 1/4” plate, I want to top my workbench with it…

That or a little thicker would be great for tacking jig parts.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

That or a little thicker would be great for tacking jig parts.

I figured I can also drill and tap it for bolting things like bench vice, my hole punch thing for steel, etc as well as using it as a weld table.