Weights (payload capacity / etc)
Here's info about the payload capacity of my truck, the weight of the Tune, weight of the build, etc!
Stock truck payload capacity
The door stickers are incorrect on the 4th gen Tacoma's (they're underrated, claiming 1,200 lbs or less). So I weighed my truck at a CAT scale.
My actual stock payload capacity: 1,439 lbs.
2024 Tacoma TRD Off Road GVWR: 6,240 lbs.
Payload is calculated as the GVWR (6,240 lbs, max your vehicle and everything in it can weigh) minus your curb weight (which is the weight of the truck with a full gas tank but nothing else in it, not even the driver).
The curb weight for my model is listed as 4,630 lbs, but my measured curb weight was 4,801 lbs, so my truck has an extra 171 lbs of extra OEM equipment.
The notable weight-impacting features my truck has are...
- Premium Package (includes moonroof, Softex seats, power seats, power tailgate, power rear window)
- Spray-on bedliner
- Stabilizer disconnect
Weight of the Tune M1
500 lbs. My Tune has...
- Full rear glass window
- One glass side window
- Pass-through cab window
- MaxxAir fan
The weight did NOT include...
- Mattress (I bought my own)
- Solar panels
Weight of my build
The fully finished build (kitchen/flooring/seats/battery/solar/etc) seemed to weigh 430 lbs. This was 80 lbs more than what I estimated it being, which was only 350.
Payload capacity after full build
450 lbs. Not as much capacity left as I was hoping! This means all passengers plus additional water and gear needs to be less than 450!
Weigh in records
| Date | Measured Total | Remaining capacity | Front axle | Back axle | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | 6300 | -40 | 3060 | 3240 | Alexis and I were in the car, with our full build, 6 gallons of water, snow chains, overnight ski gear, 60m rope and cams, and food for about 2 days, full tank of gas. |
| 10/24/2024 | 5500 | 740 | 2900 | 2600 | Just after Tune installed, myself in the car, full tank of gas. |
| 10/24/2024 | 5000 | 1240 | 2880 | 2120 | Just before Tune installed, myself in the car, full tank of gas. |
| 9/11/2024 | 4940 | 1300 | ? | ? | New car, maybe 1-2 gallons less than full tank of gas, myself in the car. |
12/17/2024 weigh in
6300 measured payload... Full tank of gas, Non-permanent things that were in...
| Weight | Thing |
|---|---|
| 140 | Myself |
| 140 | Alexis |
| 58 | 6 gallons water + 4 nalgenes |
| 30 | Snow chains |
| 17.5 | My skis/boots/poles |
| 16.5 | Alexis' skis/boots/poles |
| 19 | Climbing gear |
| 24.5 | My backpack |
| 14 | Alexis' ski backpack |
| 8 | Alexis' climbing backpack |
| 10? | Food |
| 6 | Clothes |
| 5? | Misc (books, shoes, jackets) |
Total of ~488.5 lbs. So with my build, I only have 450 lbs of payload capacity without any people / water / food / etc.