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i want to get pea gravel for my yard do you think my little truck will handle that kind of a load the nursery said a yard weighs about 2800 lbs i have the original leaf springs but new set of good shocks

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'78 1.8L 4-speed Fleetside

The only thing more beautiful than a sunset is a sunrise.

rather than give you a final simple answer without knowing anything about your truck, i can give you some good information and let you decide yourself.

the luv's suspension is rated at 1/2 ton MAX this includes passengers. you can add more weight but risk damaging suspension, brake transmission and differential parts. usually the diff can handle alot of weight they have a nice low ratio good for hauling and towing(as long as you don't need to do it fast) however i've blown two transmissions by grossly overloading the truck (56 90lb bags of concrete = 5040lbs or two and a half tons= dead input gear bearing in trans). one good rebound with a ton of gravel in the back will blow your shocks to crap.

depending on how far your going and what road conditions are you could probably pull 3/4 yard without damaging anything as long as you take it easy.

just remember if you're riding on the bump stops you can hit a bump and blow a tire.

if you plan on doing this kind of thing alot a helper spring (add-a-leaf) and air adjustable overload shocks would be a decent investment.

depending on how much gravel you need, renting a truck or trailer from uhaul could be your best bet. fewer trips and no(or less) wear and tear on your own rig.

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'78 1.8L 4-speed Fleetside

The only thing more beautiful than a sunset is a sunrise.

I've had 1100lbs of short steel in the bed of my 79 4x4. I've done it several times and it's always about a 40 mile drive. It makes it just fine, takes longer to get to speed but once it's there(60 or so) it does just fine. Having said that, 1100lbs is far too much weight.