On Mar 23, 2005, at 6:03 PM, Michael Maskalans wrote:
>
> Barry Oliver wrote:
>> Andy Levy wrote:
>>> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:09:07 -0600, Josh Battles <josh@omg-stfu.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> TerribleTom wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Speaking of Ram's doing 90 MPH - I had mine up that fast the other
>>>>> day... and holy hell man!!! Was she squirrily. I think I'm going
>>>>> to do
>>>>> the whole smash before I leave for the BBQ - ball joints, and
>>>>> steering
>>>>> dampener as well - not just tierods.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It's because you're so high up in the air! Mine was a little
>>>> squirly
>>>> when it was at the stock height, but now that it's all low to the
>>>> ground
>>>> it's very stable at speeds in excess of 100mph,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My '99 was...shall we say, far more stable than Tom's Ram at certain
>>> velocities (though still not as far up in the air).
>>>
>> My '99 is about as close to "josh stable" as any 4wd can be. [who'd
>> have ever thought those two words would be used togeather] Mike can
>> attest to how stable and smooth handling my truck is...
>
> Yup.
>
> I don't think anyone here can attest to the stability of mine at
> speed. Well, I suppose Anne could, but I think she's the only other
> lista to have ridden in it. Trust me, it has nothing to do with
> height.
>
Nothing to do with height, and lots to do with poorly balanced tires
and wonky under-works. There was a time that it would shimmy like crazy
above 45mph, that was less than fun to ride in. Now it's nice and
smooth...er.
~~Anne
Anne Baker
'94 VW Jetta GL
I miss my '91 CC 4x4 Dak
patience@cif.rochester.edu
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