Anyone else reconsidering due to lack of payload?

[Mainerunr]

After reading through the payload thread, I'm probably going to start looking at other options. I mean, I guess I could just wait until the kids are out of the house but with 2 adults and 2 teenagers, we're already over 600lb and I was looking at a 4-door 2.7 SAS BL. I thought my wife's TRD Off Road Tacoma was bad at 950lb payload...but ~700lb just does not work for us.

I won't consider a Jeep. Guess that leaves me with either a lesser Bronco, a 4Runner (depending on payload...local dealer has a TRD Off Road Premium and it's $12k less than the Bronco I had priced out) or just keeping my truck and picking up a SxS and trailer. Even though I love my truck, 5 years and 110k miles in, I've got the itch...

What to do...what to do...

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[DustyBronco]

Yes

 

[Broncodave]

I looked at the 4Runner. It certainly ticks all the boxes for practicality and it's a well known off road vehicle, but I just can't get past the snooze factor.

I'm making some concessions to practicality with my Bronco build, but I want a fun car. I'm hoping the payload doesn't end up being a big ssue.

 

[J Jernigan]

Does anyone know for sure what the payload will be? I know there has been some educated guesses but for gods sake my Jetta tdi sportwagen has a 990lb payload Capacity.

 

[Jr87mustang]

I am just reconsidering the sas package. I think payload on that is going to be very small. BB, BD, and OBX should be fine for towing a small trailer which is all I need.

 

[Used2jeep]

No. Not considering other machines. I'm not going to work about exceeding some number rather than using my "Is that truck overloaded" eyeball-brain-meter. If it looks crazy unsafe then it is but that takes a lot of work "usually".

As long as you don't drive it like a Corvette then it should be fine.

 

[jaruss01]

I am just reconsidering the sas package. I think payload on that is going to be very small. BB, BD, and OBX should be fine for towing a small trailer which is all I need.

No on BD. It is very likely a top offender like a BL. Same armor

OP, I take it you are referring to my excel charts posted this evening?

 

[U725Bronco]

It definitely has me with a bit of a wondering eye too. I wish Ford would share some more concrete data. They are surely monitoring these forums and if they had good news to share I think they would.

 

[2Jeeps&PatriotX1]

Very close. Depends on what the actual 4dr BL, non-squatch, 2.7, hard top, lux payload will be.

 

[harpo]

700?! That is ridiculous. My family of 4 is over that. Hell, even at our fittest weights we would be at about 690.

Probably won't change my mind about buying, but jeez 700 is pathetic.

I'll have to look at the wght thread.

 

[Jr87mustang]

No on BD. It is very likely a top offender like a BL. Same armor

OP, I take it you are referring to my excel charts posted this evening?

It won't be as good as BB or OBX but overall without Sas and disconnect it will be a good part better.

 

[jaruss01]

It definitely has me with a bit of a wondering eye too. I wish Ford would share some more concrete data. They are surely monitoring these forums and if they had good news to share I think they would.

I agree. I took the initiative to run the numbers to get a sense of things. Certain trims really stand out as being problematic. Although most seem manageable. What did I do? I tweeted Farley with a link to the thread. He acknowledged and commented with ‘Thanks!’. They know. They’ve known since they published curb weights in July. it doesn’t take a genius to know that an FE with 5320 curb weight could become an issue if GVWR is capped in the high 5000s / 6000.

For what it’s worth, Jeep finally broke through a GVWR of 6000 by getting approved for 6100 on the Rubi Ecodiesel which made headline news. Why? Because it also opens up the customer to pass thru tax rebates for a different class vehicle if used for work. Don’t think it’s a walk in the park for Ford to eek out payloads greater than 6000. Although that doesn’t necessarily mean the chassis couldnt handle more weight, which I’m sure it could.

If it wasn’t as bad as what we assume, Ford would follow up with good news. But that’s not the case. It’s quite the contrary.

 

[U725Bronco]

Right, I'm sure Ford knows the data and rather than share they are going out of their way to hide it. Even the dude in the Bronco Nation video last week said he wasn't allowed to show the door sticker with payload. We may not know until the first Broncos get delivered.

 

[Dillhole]

Nah. I don't even come close to pushing the limits on my Jeep and I don't see that changing much with the Bronco. I don't have a trailer and I don't overland. It's just a DD/weekend warrior where the most payload will come from a passenger not cargo.

 

[sanford]

I’m just getting a skinnier wife and not inviting my kids

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