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On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:36:33 -0300, "Don White"
wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message .. . My mechanic kid was just by, yakking at me about work. He does truck suspensions, lots of them. F-150's to FD ladder trucks. Heres what he says about the little ones, F-150's and GM 1500's. The F-150's shorter than the 8' bed now have struts instead of coils. All the 1500's have struts now. Very light duty tie rods. Some disappointed guys thought they could put a plow on these trucks, but they aren't suitable for plowing. He's a GM guy himself, but if he gets a truck it will be a Ford. He barely mentioned Chryco, and my brain basically shuts down then anyhow, but I can ask if anybody cares. So if you're shopping for a truck, know what you're getting. I didn't get all the details, but that's the gist of it. What surprised me is all the lame trucks he sees with 2 seats and 4' bed. I say lame because to me a PU without an 8' bed is lame, but that's just me. I want to be able to throw sheetrock and plywood in there. --Vic Even worse for the little 'Ranger' trucks. I have to use two 2" x 6" boards stretched widthways in the pockets so that plywood/gyproc sits up over the wheel wells. Truth be told, if I wanted to have something for light duty hauling, that's the type of truck I'd get. Pretty easy on the gas, isn't it? As it is, if I can't tie it up on the roof of my car (I'll pick up a few 2x4's to support sheets that flex.) I just get it delivered. For what I do now though, I can't justify a single duty truck. --Vic |
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