Will my truck carry this shell?
The shell is 1,250 lb dry. You need about 1,800 lb of unused payload after people are in the seats. The only exact number is on the driver’s door sticker: “combined weight of occupants and cargo.” This form estimates. It does not replace that sticker.
Unused payload = door-sticker lb minus (people × 150).
- 1,800 lb or more unused: the truck can likely carry the $19,500 shell. We still want a photo of the sticker.
- 1,500 to 1,799: too close. Send the sticker photo and we will talk through passengers, water, and battery.
- Under 1,500: this shell is too heavy for that truck. We can talk 3/4-ton options or a different platform.
typical 4x4 crew-cab overland trucks, not the lightest 2WD work truck in the brochure.)
| Truck | Typical unused payload | This shell |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Honda Ridgeline | about 1,500 lb | No |
| Toyota Tacoma | about 1,200 to 1,700 lb | No |
| Ford Ranger | about 1,300 to 1,700 lb | No |
| Chevy Colorado / GMC Canyon | about 1,300 to 1,600 lb | No |
| Nissan Frontier | about 1,100 to 1,600 lb | No |
| Jeep Gladiator | about 1,000 to 1,700 lb | No |
| Ford F-150 Raptor / Raptor R | about 1,400 lb | No |
| Ram 1500 TRX / RHO / Limited | often under 1,600 lb | No or too close |
| Toyota Tundra 4x4 crew | about 1,500 to 1,940 lb | Maybe. Need the sticker |
| Ford F-150 4x4 crew (not Raptor) | about 1,600 to 2,200 lb | Maybe. Need the sticker |
| Chevy Silverado 1500 / GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 crew | about 1,700 to 2,100 lb | Maybe. Need the sticker |
| Ram 1500 4x4 crew | about 1,700 to 2,000 lb | Maybe. Need the sticker |
| Nissan Titan | about 1,600 to 2,000 lb | Maybe. Need the sticker |
| Ford F-250 / F-350 | usually 2,400 lb and up | Usually yes |
| Chevy Silverado 2500/3500 / GMC Sierra 2500/3500 | usually 2,400 lb and up | Usually yes |
| Ram 2500 / 3500 | usually 2,300 lb and up | Usually yes |
Passengers, a canopy, a lift, extra fuel, and a winch all eat the sticker number. A “max payload” in an ad is almost never a 4x4 crew cab with options.