Weight

[tripper]

The weight ratings are there for a reason.  Safety first. I would not want to be driving down the Grapevine in CA or down some of these 14k mountain roads with a vehicle that could not stop safely or might break an axle on the way down.  Nor would I want to be in front of or next to one.  Build light, be safe.

Christine

Reminds me when I went down the mountain grade around Bishop CA in my 1965 Dodge 1/2 ton truck equipped with 4 wheel manual drum brakes and carrying a small truck camper. Slant 6 engine couldn't brake enough (even in 1st gear) and the manual brakes faded away completely, luckily for me there was one really sandy flat spot on the downgrade that I could jam on the brakes with all my weight and barely roll to a stop. I really thought I would have to jump out the door and let it go flying off the mountainside!