Spoken like someone who has never encountered a deer.
I'm just citing an extreme example of the truck not falling apart just because you added some weight to it which is what people seem to think happens if you go over the payload by 10 pounds. I'm not condoning an 8900 pound gladiator, but this idea that if you go to 6500 instead of 6250 your truck becomes an undriveable wrecking ball is just ludicrous. People drove and still drive trucks and cars that handle and brake even worse and they still get around safely. Its about understanding your vehicles dynamics. If you need to haul a heavy load, stay off the highway, stick to the back roads, and dont drive any faster than you need to.
But this illustrates my point - things are ok until they're not. Say you know you can't take a 65 corner at 65 so you take it at 55 but now a deer pops up. Slamming your brakes will absolutely put you into oncoming traffic if not on your lid and hitting the deer is likely to upset the balance of your truck too. There gets to be a point where "common sense" actions to mitigate poor decisions become unreasonable. It's better to not put yourself in these situations and buy a vehicle appropriate for all the shit you want to carry.
Even with no load, these Gladiators steer and brake WAAAAAY worse than most cars. On the other side of the scale, there are plenty of box trucks and other vehicles that drive WAAAAY worse than a fully loaded Gladiator. These Jeeps will never be sports cars, and box trucks will never be Jeeps. It doesn't mean they shouldn't be driven on the road. It also means that IF someone maybe didn't have a load, or was driving a different vehicle, sure, maybe they would avoid the deer.
Yep - 25 concrete wall blocks at about 50 pounds each in my Overland, no issue.
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Let me rephrase that for you
Pennsylvania āPotholeā country. The Mojave is soooo smooth over them.
A few years ago, I towed my car hauler with Javelin loaded up from Iowa to Ohio. The worst part of the trip by far was Indianapolis. I mean not only were there holes, but the chunks of concrete from those holes were a few feet away. I had my heavier Silverado at that time and I literally left the seat more than once around that city. I can see why their "freeway" had a speed limit of 50 then - any faster was a death wish.Let me rephrase that for you
2024 Mojave X -> Old folks ā cushy rideā spine saver
Yupā¦Iām not afraid to admit it.
I believe itā¦ā¦.Iām only 35 miles from Reading. 
This reminds me of a moment in life in Lancaster, PA. Driving a Dodge Ram thru a school zone while school was letting out. Cars parked on both sides, bumper to bumper trafficā¦.I donāt know how much room I had on both sides, but it felt like I could reach out an shake hands with the driver beside me. That was one of the reasons I went back to a midsize truck. 
