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Old 06-27-2010, 05:09 PM
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Wheeling with canopy?

I am the second owner of my truck. When I bought it it came with a canopy. I took the canopy off the first week I had the truck and havent put it on since. I think that it will finally come in handy for camping and also putting some extra weight on the rear end. How will having it affect my fourwheeling performace. I do go on trails rated difficult for class II and many folks break their running gear, I also go wheeling in the snow and mud year round.
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it wont have nay affect on running gear breaking. only difference might be that it will feel top heavy in off camber situations.
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i run a high rise canopy... sure you have to watch your lines... but staying warm and dry in winter is nice.
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I have 5 canopy mounting brackets, will this be enough to hold it on while wheeling?
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canopy...like a cap? or a soft top? I wheeled with a cap for a long time. My only complaint would be the lack of visibility when backing down a tight trail. But i there there great. Kept all my gear nice and dry and free of mud.
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a cap, it has a metal storage rack mounted on it. Im sure that the rack weighs more than the canopy
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Mine also had a rack on it. I would run into branches and other stuff with out even flinching. Never ripped the rack off or moved the cap. The cap was mounted to the bed in all 4 corners. The only reason im not running it now is because I bobed the bed and cap but it looked funny, so I opted to get rid of the cap. Plus its nice in the winter, never have to shovel the bed out and its always dry and snow free form winter hauling



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My only problem now is some parking garages have rafters/plumping that is too low.
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you worry too much, time will tell whether it will work for you or not!!!
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