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From: springfield il
the chevy in your reply tjc , and most likely what this thread is about is what i refer too as mall cruisers .... there the guys who own them can prowl around looking to impress young women with their manly vehicles , but when it requires jumping more than a curb they fall way short , i.e. as i nuetered .
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From: Nixa
I remember this Toyota back in California many years ago. It was lifted real high and had big tires on. When I saw it, it was stopped at a stop sign, it then took off making a left turn. The whole truck swayed from side to side. It wasn't moving real fast as it went from a complete stop, and I wasn't really close to it, but I could see that movement plain as day.
My 76 Chey had 9" of lift and 39" tires, and I drove it on many trails, from the Rubicon, to Fordyce, to Moab, including Lion's Back before it was closed off. The only trouble I ever had was when I got too close to the edge of a trail and the dirt gave way and it landed on the gas tank, putting a small hole thru the plastic guard and the tank itself. a rub of a bar of soap sealed it up after I winched my truck back onto the trail.
My 76 Chey had 9" of lift and 39" tires, and I drove it on many trails, from the Rubicon, to Fordyce, to Moab, including Lion's Back before it was closed off. The only trouble I ever had was when I got too close to the edge of a trail and the dirt gave way and it landed on the gas tank, putting a small hole thru the plastic guard and the tank itself. a rub of a bar of soap sealed it up after I winched my truck back onto the trail.
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From: Southern Oregon Coast
I knew a guy once with a lifted 80's-era Bronco. It was a mudder and, if I remember correctly, it had 11-inches of total lift (combo body/suspension lift). He was always getting that damn thing stuck and he broke more axles, drivelines, and transfer cases than anyone else I've ever known. On top of that, he kept trying to lift it even higher and kept putting even bigger tires on it, which meant he needed to keep putting in even bigger engines to move it (started out with a 351 and ended up with a 460.) The last time I saw it, he could no longer afford to keep pumping gas into it and it was jacked up so high, it was no longer legal in Idaho (bumper height was too high and there was always an issue with his mudflaps.)
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From: Eastern WA
Some lowered duallies look good. For example there's a 2005 1 ton ferd around here, white with quality running boards, a headache rack with cb whips and work lights, a visor, and bull bar. Everything except the bull bar is the same color as the main truck, and the thing looks badass. It's just a mild drop. Enough so it sits level.
Jameson
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Understand what you're saying, but a mild drop is different than an inch off the ground which I've seen.
Secondly beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I personally prefer a reasonably lifted pickup over a dropped pickup any day of the week.
Functionality is something altogether different. A dropped (seriously dropped) truck has no payload. At least with a lift you still have that functionality... That was my point.
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From: Smithfield N.C.
My '80 chebby had just enough lift to fit on the 33-12.50-15s on it and was unstoppable. Had a 355 race engine in it and a heavy duty drivetrain. I used to really upset the rich kids with daddy's mustang by unlocking the hubs and putting it in low range and smoking the tires till you couldn't see anymore for the smoke. I sunk it in the local swamp every chance I got and will always have a memory of the old truck that just wouldn't quit.
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From: Rogue River, Oregon
I gotta say the OP (who ironically misspelled "stupid") has brought up one of my pet peeves, and that is judging someone else's manhood or intelligence by questioning his vehicle. I've lived my whole life building and driving what I liked. From my first vehicle which I built in 1979 ( 1930 Model A pickup hot rod with a 289/4 speed) to a dropped '70 Ranchero to a dropped 2WD S10 Blazer to a dropped, air bagged '93 GMC to my current V10 F250 and lots of cars and trucks and bikes in between, it seems someone always has to mouth off about how impractical my current ride is. Why on earth should the owner/builder/driver have to explain it to anyone? Don't like it? Don't worry about it! It's not your car, it's not your money and while it may be hard for you to understand right now, different people like different things in life. Being judgmental about someone else's pride and joy doesn't make you better than them, in fact it's quite the opposite. Try this next time: say something nice about someone's personalized ride. You'd be surprised how many new friends you can make that way...
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From: Schweinfurt Germany
I gotta say the OP (who ironically misspelled "stupid") has brought up one of my pet peeves, and that is judging someone else's manhood or intelligence by questioning his vehicle. I've lived my whole life building and driving what I liked. From my first vehicle which I built in 1979 ( 1930 Model A pickup hot rod with a 289/4 speed) to a dropped '70 Ranchero to a dropped 2WD S10 Blazer to a dropped, air bagged '93 GMC to my current V10 F250 and lots of cars and trucks and bikes in between, it seems someone always has to mouth off about how impractical my current ride is. Why on earth should the owner/builder/driver have to explain it to anyone? Don't like it? Don't worry about it! It's not your car, it's not your money and while it may be hard for you to understand right now, different people like different things in life. Being judgmental about someone else's pride and joy doesn't make you better than them, in fact it's quite the opposite. Try this next time: say something nice about someone's personalized ride. You'd be surprised how many new friends you can make that way...
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From: Reynoldsburg, Ohio
I'm glad to see a few others not too pleased with the OP's outlook on his own topic.....................
There's no doubt any of us who do anything to our vehicles couldn't be similarly judged or called out by anyone else who doesn't agree with what we've done. Had this same stunted mindset been present when motorized vehicles were first introduced we'd all still be driving Model T's !
I've seen many more "impractical" vehicles everywhere than I'd care to count---naturally that's 100% from my own perspective and opinion, nothing more. I don't know the reason or purpose for most modifications but even so I still view things in terms of how such a mod would work for me, what purpose would it serve?
I like that not everyone chooses to drive only a cookie cutter, same-as-the-next guy kinda vehicle---what a boring world of cars/trucks this would be! Let's face the obvious facts too---most of us posting photos of our rides do so out of pride in what they've accomplished----not a darn thing wrong with that! From million watt stereos to 600 hp street rides----not a lot of really really "practical" stuff here---thankfully!
In my own rant I don't know why others have to bash someone else's choices, especially if it doesn't directly affect or concern them!
Rant also done, peace out!
There's no doubt any of us who do anything to our vehicles couldn't be similarly judged or called out by anyone else who doesn't agree with what we've done. Had this same stunted mindset been present when motorized vehicles were first introduced we'd all still be driving Model T's !
I've seen many more "impractical" vehicles everywhere than I'd care to count---naturally that's 100% from my own perspective and opinion, nothing more. I don't know the reason or purpose for most modifications but even so I still view things in terms of how such a mod would work for me, what purpose would it serve?
I like that not everyone chooses to drive only a cookie cutter, same-as-the-next guy kinda vehicle---what a boring world of cars/trucks this would be! Let's face the obvious facts too---most of us posting photos of our rides do so out of pride in what they've accomplished----not a darn thing wrong with that! From million watt stereos to 600 hp street rides----not a lot of really really "practical" stuff here---thankfully!
In my own rant I don't know why others have to bash someone else's choices, especially if it doesn't directly affect or concern them!
Rant also done, peace out!
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