Tailgate Up? Down? or Off?

[NOSLEEP]

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Flow through tail gates are available at virtually<br />any aftermarket supplier for obvious reasons.

 

[KeltonKrew]

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Flow through tail gates are available at virtually<br />any aftermarket supplier for obvious reasons.

yup.....to get money from your pocket to theirs.....

 

[NOSLEEP]

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I personally like the chrome ones.

 

[Pony]

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NOSLEEP- i would like to see your proof. no offense but every thing i have read, seen and observed proves otherwise

 

[kenimpzoom]

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I think the older trucks it made a difference, but nowdays with newer trucks they have designed them to ride with the tailgate up.<br /><br />Also, I would theorize that the distance between the back of the cab, and the tailgate would have a significant effect on the results.<br /><br />Ken

 

[NOSLEEP]

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No proof. Nothing to see here.<br />You keep your's on. Just personal test results<br />from an independent test. Using accurate testing<br />equipment. No harm, No foul.

 

[ZmOz]

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Originally posted by NOSLEEP:<br /> Flow through tail gates are available at virtually<br />any aftermarket supplier for obvious reasons.

Yeah, they also sell intake Tornados, fuel line magnets, miracle gas mileage liquids, etc. We all know none of that crap works.

 

[snapperbait]

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10-11 MPG with the tailgate off.. (as in, removed from the vehicule)<br /><br />10-11 MPG with the bed cover...<br /><br />9-10 MPG with tailgate up...<br /><br />plus! No tailgate = easy backing up to the trailer...

 

[SS MAYFLOAT]

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Hmmmmm, I like mine up. With it down, the empties roll out, I get a ticket for littering and then then do a sobriety check. Fail the test, truck gets towed, I get a free ride and an overnight stay. Yeah, I'm keeping mine up. Its cheaper in the long run.

 

[Tyme2fish]

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OK. I got more information then I neded <br />I just put the tailgate back on the vehicle and will keep it in the up postion. Heck, I've driven it that way for the past 5 1/2 years.

 

[kenimpzoom]

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Arent you glad we cleared that up for you. <br /><br />Ken

 

[oddjob]

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But now I'm confused. This is as complicated a global wining, I mean Warming.

 

[ZodFutMk2]

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As confusing as Global Whining.<br /><br />What about the stress the constant bouncing puts on the bed and tailgate brackets?<br /><br />The tailgate on my F350 weighs a ton and even though it will support a half ton of weight, it still makes a heck of a racket bouncing around back there.<br /><br />Mine stays up all the time.

 

[DJ]

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Tailgate Up provides better mileage.<br /><br />The makers of trucks have proved it with EPA back up.

 

[DJ]

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The tailgate on my F350 weighs a ton and even though it will support a half ton of weight, it still makes a heck of a racket bouncing around back there.<br /><br />Mine stays up all the time.

No worries, it will outlive both of us.

 

[JasonJ]

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If you are worried about the tailgate bouncing when down, just get a Tailgate Saver. One end goes in the reciever hitch, the other end clamps to the tailgate. They are found in the same aisle as Transom Savers... <br /><br />Extended Cab shortbox trucks do better with the gate up, single cab longbeds may do a little better with the gate down, but the before-mentions pressure pocket in the bed definately forces air up and over. I have watched small debris whirl around in a pickup bed, but not go flying out, which indicates a pocket to me. All I know is my truck gets wretched mileage no matter what...

 

[djzyla1980]

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I had a 99 ford ranger and didn't bother testing with the gate down.... I do know however that if I ever put something in there light enough... Lets say the instructions to the universal fit reciever I didn't look at... them suckers blew around and around in there.... from front to back... so I would have to say leave it up... They never did blow out... and I drove 45 minutes 65mph one way to work...

 

[NOSLEEP]

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Originally posted by DJ:<br /> Tailgate Up provides better mileage.<br /><br />The makers of trucks have proved it with EPA back up.

Well that does it for me I'm convinced