Hi BFL13,
Not necessarily a good idea. When I had an expanded metal rack made for the generator initially it was on the front. There were three effects.
It helped with the steering,
It caused the engine to run 30 f hotter.
It interrupted the laminar air flow and cost me 20% on fuel economy. (i.e. 10 mph down to 8).
The rack is now on the back.
BFL13 wrote:
I figured out there is one thing I can do after all, but I don't know if it would be worth the bother. Move the spare tire from the back bumper to the front.
Using the leverage weight calculator for a snow plow from my Chev truck manual, and assuming the spare weighs 75 lbs (it is very heavy--I had to take one off to get a leak fixed--was the valve core--had a struggle lifting it up into the truck's box ) I get:
75 x (140 + 176)/176 = 135 lbs on the rear axle from that 75 lb spare.
140" is the distance of the spare back from the axle and 176" is the wheel base.
I am over RGAWR by 182 lbs according to the scales. What I don't know is the exact weight of that spare and whether this amount over RGAWR is trivial or is serious enough to warrant moving the spare to the front.
