Weight on the tailgate?
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Weight on the tailgate?
The last time I owned a pickup, the tailgate stops were made of hinged thick metal. I see my F150's tailgate stops are thin black cables. Will they still support a fair amount of weight? I was leary to even stand on my gate...they look cheesy.
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I've broke them before with about 560 pounds of cement (7x80lbs) on the tail gate. What you've got to watch is bumps and dips because they multiply the G's. i.e. a good dip might cause 3 G's, and for a split second You've got 1680 pounds on the thing. That's what happen to mine, and good luck finding a replacement for under $400 plus new cables.
