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markeb01 · 12-04-2009, 08:17 PM

I'd be a little skeptical about bags if it's going to be regularly driven in sub freezing weather, not sure how the air pressure changes would affect handling - although big rigs have been using air suspension for decades. Hopefully you'll get some opinions from guys that are currently driving bagged trucks in winter conditions.

When my 60 GMC was a daily driver I also ran about 300 lbs of sand bags under a Gaylord bed cover. I no longer run the bed cover, and because my fuel fill is now in the bed floor I don't use sand bags either. With studded snow tires as the only traction aid it's really squirrelly on slick roads.

I no longer drive it during bad weather, but if I did - I'd pull the aluminum diamond plate bed floor and switch to a steel replacement for the added weight.

12-04-2009, 08:17 PM	#5
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: Daily Drivers? I'd be a little skeptical about bags if it's going to be regularly driven in sub freezing weather, not sure how the air pressure changes would affect handling - although big rigs have been using air suspension for decades. Hopefully you'll get some opinions from guys that are currently driving bagged trucks in winter conditions. When my 60 GMC was a daily driver I also ran about 300 lbs of sand bags under a Gaylord bed cover. I no longer run the bed cover, and because my fuel fill is now in the bed floor I don't use sand bags either. With studded snow tires as the only traction aid it's really squirrelly on slick roads. I no longer drive it during bad weather, but if I did - I'd pull the aluminum diamond plate bed floor and switch to a steel replacement for the added weight.