RT, I WISH it were only 10 lbs. I think if a person REALLY wants a low rig,
the air suspension would be the way to go. You basically have the best of
both worlds, as I understand it. I think I would want a pretty standard
height; that way when the corvette pulls up besides me, and I leave him
behind with my supercharged, fuel injected 292 in front of a "beefed up"
700R4, I can ruin his whole day!! I'm tempted to buy and start building the
engine ahead of time. But I think there's a practical limit on how low you
can go. I had an 83 Dodge. It was so low stock, I had to enter my driveway
diagonally to keep from scraping. Karen, keep those questions coming; they
serve three purposes 1. Help you. 2. Keep our egos up. 3. I can file the
questions and answers I'm interested in, and hopefully not have to ask the
questions when I finally find the pick up of my dreams, or my nightmares,
whichever happens. And don't let us get to you. I think sometimes we get a
LITTLE carried away! Bob K in PHX, AZ.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas, Robert" <RThomas@ButteCounty.net>
To: "oletrucks list" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 7:54 AM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] new look for '54
> You now have Devin's 2 cents. Here's mine: Trucks lowered to the point
> they can't go in or out driveways, & have to creep over speed bumps are
> BEYOND STUPID. As a general rule, they don't ride as well as other
trucks,
> and have no ability to carry anything, including the extra 10 lbs we all
put
> on with age.
>
> The graphic of your truck's proposed stand is about as low as you want to
> go.
>
> One of the things I like about trucks is that they are PRACTICAL. One can
> carry people and cargo. If you want something "really low," get one of
> those Rice Rockets and beat your kidneys to death. Oh, yeah, and wave as
> you slide under my truck.
>
> RT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Devin Timmons [mailto:64bowtie@quik.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 9:27 PM
> To: oletrucks list
> Subject: [oletrucks] new look for '54
>
> I say go lower with the truck Steve. The front bumper should be no more
> than
> 1" from the pavement. You can forget driveways, but boy does it look
cool.
> And keep it old school too, none of this IFS stuff, or V8s for that
matter.
> Severe dropped straight axle and a built 6 with lots of carbs...
>
> My 2 cents
>
> Devin
>
> '57 3100
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