As long as it does not obscure your lights or license plate you can drive with your tailgate down.
yes it is legal to drive your truck in Texas with the tailgate down.
Oh, dude, technically it's not illegal to drive with your truck's tailgate down in Tennessee. But like, it's not the safest move either, you know? Your stuff might fall out, and you'll look like you're trying to air out your truck's backside. So, like, use your judgment, man.
yes
Not only is gas mileage not improved by driving with the tailgate down or removed, it gets worse. Counter-intuitively, driving with the tailgate down increases the aerodynamic profile and wind resistance, degrading fuel economy. (Mythbusters recently debunked the myth. See link.) See the Related Link for "Mythbusters Episode #43" at the bottom left.
No, it has been shown that driving with the tailgate down creates a sort of wind drag that actually decreases gas mileage. The article I read did not address driving with the tailgate off, however.
take it to a transmission shop
Yes, relieves wind resistance.////you should not do this the tailgate could come off if not held down
pull down the tailgate and there will be two screaws or nuts on the inside of the tailgate where the light means the tailgate remove them and wigle the light and should come out the bulbs are on the back of the light
its locked while window is down.
Down Home with the Neelys - 2008 Backyard Tailgate 3-11 is rated/received certificates of: USA:TV-G
no riding with the tailagte down does not save gas. when driving, there is a circular swirl of air made when the tailgate is up and this makes the wind coming off the front of the truck bypass the bed and continue over the back. dropping the tailgate stops this affect and droppes the gas mileage.