ok, long story short, I haul water for my acreagel, and have been for 1.5 years. Unfortunatly the payload capacity of the Frontier only allows me 132 gallons of water, (8.35 lbs a gallon) or thats what I haul. I get 44 gallons for .25 cents. The tank I use has the capacity of 300 gallons, but I know thats way over payload
So far I have been able to keep up by hauling 4 times a week, but I have to haul that many times because of the limited payload capacity.
So I got to thinking on how to increase my payload, and lower the number of trips a week to maybe even 2
But doing some digging I cant seem to get the correct info on payload.
1. Called the dealer, they said 900 lbs (seems fairly low - I may not know the exact number, but I do know its over 1000 lbs)
2. Looked it up on the Nissan website, it says 1250 lbs (but thats a 2010)
3. Looked at a few truck review sites, have varying information from 850 lbs up to 1350 lbs
So my first question is, what is the official payload of a 2005 Frontier SE 4 x 4 crew Cab - auto tranny I can see the info being varied my 100 lbs give or take, but some are different by 500 lbs, which is a lot for a mid size
Second question - Ive looked into upgrading the rear springs with something called Super Springs, which would increase the payload to 2000 lbs, allowing me to haul about 240 gallons, which would cut down for sure one trip, maybe 2.
Thing is with these Im looking at about $700 installed more or less.
Am I better off to say the heck with it and just get a trailer. Sure they are about $1200 to $1500, but I would only have to haul 2 times a week. Downfall is I wouldnt be able to take the tank to work like I do know and just haul on the way home. Plus I could haul my quad too
Thought on this. Who here have used these super springs. Im sure they would come in handy as I haul a camping trailer to, and the extra payload would be nice. But if I increase the payload, dont I have to worry about modifying my brakes, etc, etc. I dont want to screw my truck up.
Sigh, somedays I wish I just got a full size. But then again I didnt know we were moving to an acreage when we bought it
So far I have been able to keep up by hauling 4 times a week, but I have to haul that many times because of the limited payload capacity.
So I got to thinking on how to increase my payload, and lower the number of trips a week to maybe even 2
But doing some digging I cant seem to get the correct info on payload.
1. Called the dealer, they said 900 lbs (seems fairly low - I may not know the exact number, but I do know its over 1000 lbs)
2. Looked it up on the Nissan website, it says 1250 lbs (but thats a 2010)
3. Looked at a few truck review sites, have varying information from 850 lbs up to 1350 lbs
So my first question is, what is the official payload of a 2005 Frontier SE 4 x 4 crew Cab - auto tranny I can see the info being varied my 100 lbs give or take, but some are different by 500 lbs, which is a lot for a mid size
Second question - Ive looked into upgrading the rear springs with something called Super Springs, which would increase the payload to 2000 lbs, allowing me to haul about 240 gallons, which would cut down for sure one trip, maybe 2.
Thing is with these Im looking at about $700 installed more or less.
Am I better off to say the heck with it and just get a trailer. Sure they are about $1200 to $1500, but I would only have to haul 2 times a week. Downfall is I wouldnt be able to take the tank to work like I do know and just haul on the way home. Plus I could haul my quad too
Thought on this. Who here have used these super springs. Im sure they would come in handy as I haul a camping trailer to, and the extra payload would be nice. But if I increase the payload, dont I have to worry about modifying my brakes, etc, etc. I dont want to screw my truck up.
Sigh, somedays I wish I just got a full size. But then again I didnt know we were moving to an acreage when we bought it