WillyBar rear weight system?
03-18-2009, 01:46 AM
#11
So in the most recent Truckin magazine this 09 Dodge Ram has a WillyBar in the bed. Apparently it is a stack of weights that adds ballast to the rear in order to help absorb more shock making the ride smoother (below is a pic and the website). The thing is, its freaking expensive,
both to buy and to ship. I was wondering if anyone else had done something like this, other than 6+ bags of Quikrete. Just think it would be a cool addition to a truck that doesn’t haul anything.
https://www.willybar.com/Home.html
both to buy and to ship. I was wondering if anyone else had done something like this, other than 6+ bags of Quikrete. Just think it would be a cool addition to a truck that doesn’t haul anything. https://www.willybar.com/Home.html
If I wanted to add weight at the rear of the bed, to calm down the ride, I think I would build it under the bed, between the frame rails, above the spare tire. Maybe some square-stock, filled with sand/concrete, welded shut, then welded or bolted to the frame. I wouldn't want to be loading and unloading stuff over that thing in the bed of the truck all the time. It would get old quick.
03-18-2009, 08:43 PM
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throw a few sheets of 5/8" drywall in the bed and trim to the length of your bed. Cheap, lots of well distributed weight and you can still put stuff in the back. I bought the shuretracks and now it just sits in the garage.
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