Subaru Baja: Heaviest tailgate ever?

cyphergirl · Post by **cyphergirl** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 6:25 am

Just something that I was thinking about last night as I was unloading groceries....

jaxed · Post by **jaxed** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:09 am

cyphergirl wrote:Just something that I was thinking about last night as I was unloading groceries....

You are right.. compared to my Chevy Luv, the Baja tailgate is like pure lead.

bajanut · Post by **bajanut** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:24 am

I am not sure why the tailgate is so heavy, I have taken the bed liner off of it and there isn't anything there to make it extra heavy. It just must be the steal they make it with.

mbaksic · Post by **mbaksic** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:35 pm

I don't know if its the heaviest one out there. But it sure feels like it for its size. Maybe when I'm bored I should weigh it. Seems like it must weigh as much as a fullsize truck, though. Mike

yellowblaze · Post by **yellowblaze** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:05 pm

The tailgate? On the Baja? Wow...seems pretty light to me...maybe because of the Bronco tailgate weighing a ton....

bajabob · Post by **bajabob** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:38 pm

Dosen't seem that bad to me, but I used to own a suburban with a power window gate that had a busted helper spring. That thing was brutal to open or close.

Bob

Baja_Turbo · Post by **Baja_Turbo** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:24 pm

That heavy tailgate might come in handy one day when someone decides to rear end you.

Flowmastered87GL · Post by **Flowmastered87GL** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:02 pm

Most likely its just a thick steel.

Both my brats have dents in the tailgates because they are super thin and lite. Sure I can near carry the gate with a finger which is nice, but while sanding my street brats gate, I accidentally dented the gate and had to pop it back out! Too thin for my taste... Hopefully when I finally get a baja I find that the panels dont dent that easy.

So... its thick to be dent resistant is my answer.

TurboBaja · Post by **TurboBaja** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:03 am

I certainly thought it was heavy, but then again I do not worry about it when I sit/stand/jump on it. I am happy that it is nice and durable. However, I do not understand why the hood is so heavy! Gotta find an aluminum or CF hood one of these days

ScreaminMimi · Post by **ScreaminMimi** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:02 am

I think they expected a lot of tailgate sitting... bottoms up! It holds 666 lbs. doesn't it so if the load is longer, and sits on the gate it can handle the weight.

mbaksic · Post by **mbaksic** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:52 pm

Yes, the 600+ pounds you can put on the gate is nice. I was loading 100 pound propane cylinders in the back of my Baja last November. I kept setting them on the gate to get them in the box. The guy at the propane place was concerned that it wouldn't take the weight!! I told him it was good for over 600 pounds. He was amazed. Mike

BoostedBaja · Post by **BoostedBaja** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 7:42 pm

Ya know, just this past weekend the tailgate bit my father in law as we were heading to out for a round of golf. He ended up wit a slight cut and a little bruise. I was shocked at the weight the first couple of times I lowered it.....

I've been around a lot of pick-up trucks/hatch backs/ wagons, and I have to think this is the heaviest I've ever encountered.

mbaksic · Post by **mbaksic** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 2:55 pm

Ya got to watch it and not drop it, as it will do some damage to you. But at least I never have to worry about sitting on it, or putting something heavy on it. Just like a fullsize truck. Mike

jaxed · Post by **jaxed** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 6:56 am

Not to keep beating a dead horse.. but... LOL

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Dr ... eId=101048

As an odd side note, we noticed that the small tailgate on the Subaru Baja's baby-sized bed was much heavier and felt like it was lined with lead compared to the full-size F-150's.

cyphergirl · Post by **cyphergirl** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:32 pm

jaxed wrote:Not to keep beating a dead horse.. but... LOL

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Dr ... eId=101048

As an odd side note, we noticed that the small tailgate on the Subaru Baja's baby-sized bed was much heavier and felt like it was lined with lead compared to the full-size F-150's.

Yay, I'm not crazy afterall!

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