2017 tundra weight distribution f/r axles

Dual cab with short bed (6'4"). I'm adding weight to my bed with sandbags for winter driving and my goal is even weight distribution on both axles. I don't have access to scales. Does anyone know the weight distribution of this truck when empty? I know it's got to be a lot more on the front axle than the rear. I know most people just throw 3 or 4 hundred pounds back there and call it good, but I'm more interested in even weight distribution than total weight.

 

I was looking for the same thing and found your post lol

The link below the test a 2014 crewmax with a 5.7

Towards the bottom they have weight:
Curb weight, as tested (lbs.) 5,872
Weight distribution, as tested, f/r (%) 56/44

So some quick math on the phone...front 3288 rear 2583

Or about 700lbs different...

If you add 350 that would in theory bring you to 2933 rear and 6222 total or 53/47

700lbs would get you to 50/50 that seems like a lot.

My wife's Forster is 1955/1481 3436 total and 56.8/43.2

So....is it really weight distribution? How much weight(traction) is "enough"

I'm not positive I'm mathing correctly, but it seems about right at a basic level.



https://www.edmunds.com/toyota/tundra/2014/road-test-specs1.html

 

Thank you very much for the reply.

I did finally find scales at a land fill. I had put 400 lbs. in the rear of the bed, next to the tailgate. I did this in order to get approximately 50/50 weight distribution by adding as little weight as possible, and using leverage to have the rear weight actually take some of the weight off the front axle, since the added weight is now behind the rear axle.

This worked well, as my weight distribution is now 52% front/48% rear. Then I realized that I would eventually have a load of snow in the bed, so I removed 100 lbs. I think this will do the job.

The only possible down side is that all that weight in the far rear will have more of a tendency to slide the rear of the truck should I lose traction in a turn.

 

I think your concern in the last sentence is valid. I would add more weight directly over the axle rather than less weight behind it.

 

Yeah, that's what everyone does, but my main concern was to keep the total weight down. I would probably need at least 600 lbs or more over the rear axle to get the weight distribution I've got now, and it will improve with added snow. I'll see what happens this winter.

 

Fwiw, I just put 350lbs over the axle. Snow hits in the next day or so. Still need to strap those bags down. I have a cover so no extra snow weight

 

As an update last week; with 350lbs I tried stopping on 10"-16" deep wet snow, I was trying to get stuck stuck, tried finding deep drifts and It didn't skip a beat with the half used Goodyear wrangler adventures. I did drop traction in two corners, causing two, not very intentional drifts....but I wasn't really trying to avoid sliding when it kicked out. All those winters in a Mustang paid off though lol.



Then today today I got Nokian Hakkapellita LT2 studded tires installed...so we'll see how those do.

 

Little late to this thread but thanks for the info. I need it to calculate the proper placement of my truck in my lift.