Payload

[Harry Attterbury]

Has anyone removed 3ed row seats as a way to increase payload capacity?

 

[Gillbrak]

I’m guessing the hassle to do that wouldn’t be worth the weight savings. Seats and motors may be 200 lbs tops. Just my $.02


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[5280tunage]

Also pretty sure the car would throw codes or warnings when it checks the seat weight sensors and/or seatbelts. So then you'd have to deal with that all the time. While not officially raising the payload capacity, which can carry other risks, I would think that things like sumo spring adapters will technically stiffen the springs a tad, which could effectively reduce sag a little from extra payload. But I would be concerned about other parts failing. Heck, the shocks are failing on these with normal driving conditions.

 

[sjwhiteley]

Simply and theoretically, removing the 3rd row seats would increase your payload by the amount removed. This doesn't necessarily increase tongue weight capability however - there may very well be other factors.