Dave Harriton on Payload, Performance, and the New Class of OEM Overland Vehicles

The Overland Journal Podcast · Dec 28, 2023 · 1h 27m · transcript

Earlier this year, we published an article that garnered a lot of attention both on Expedition Portal and in our social media feeds. Author Mac Kirkpatrick explained how he was legally able to increase the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of his Toyota Tacoma in the state of Pennsylvania. Of course, anytime you modify your vehicle beyond its GVWR, payload, or towing capacities, you're adding stress and strain that it may not have been designed to handle. Just because it's legal doesn't necessarily mean it's safe.

This is a big part of why we spend a lot of time thinking about the payload…