Chinook Baja
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markatherton
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Chinook Baja
Anyone know what trail wagon did to the Baja model to boost up the maximum weight designations for the rear axle and gvwr?
Re: Chinook Baja
This showed up in two threads, so maybe you could have one of the queries cancelled? But anyway, here is what I said:
Oh interesting, I didn't know the GVWR on the Baja was higher. On the other hand, it's not the typical E-450 GVWR, so I doubt it's because they went to the E-450 chassis (that's usually 14,400#). I have heard that RV mfgrs can designate new GVWR's officially. I don't know the procedure but I imagine it included some sort of plan presented to Ford or (?) engineers and then approved. I don't know what they actually changed though. Quadvan might know some of it, as they did at least some of the conversions.
On the other hand, that only raises it 500#. So maybe that was just the weight of the new front axle, transfer case, and any larger tires/wheels they used. In that case, perhaps a relatively straightforward procedure with Ford or whomever oversees such official GVWR changes.
Oh interesting, I didn't know the GVWR on the Baja was higher. On the other hand, it's not the typical E-450 GVWR, so I doubt it's because they went to the E-450 chassis (that's usually 14,400#). I have heard that RV mfgrs can designate new GVWR's officially. I don't know the procedure but I imagine it included some sort of plan presented to Ford or (?) engineers and then approved. I don't know what they actually changed though. Quadvan might know some of it, as they did at least some of the conversions.
On the other hand, that only raises it 500#. So maybe that was just the weight of the new front axle, transfer case, and any larger tires/wheels they used. In that case, perhaps a relatively straightforward procedure with Ford or whomever oversees such official GVWR changes.
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