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Old Jun 7, 2004 | 02:40 PM
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Question Cross-member weights?

What's up with those silly cross member weights bolted to the underside of the frame? Everytime I start to take them off I stop and think; " Well maybe they are supposed to be there." , really though - what effect can they have?
Anybody take them off and throw them away? Adverse results?
 
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Old Jun 7, 2004 | 04:58 PM
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Their to lower the center of gravity so the X doesn't flip!
No, really, their for vibration, or suppression of vibration.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 08:54 AM
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Thanks - I do realize their purpose, but can they really have any effect. I tried the truck with and without the exhaust weights - no difference - they're gone. Just 10 more pounds of lead that I'm not hauling around and they were starting to cause rust on the exhaust tubing.
 
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