Re: 05 BBQ Convoy (was manual trans)

From: Barry Oliver (barrysuperhawk@insightbb.com)
Date: Mon Apr 04 2005 - 10:10:50 EDT


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.
>

Well, having Axles, tires and wheels that outweigh the rest of your
truck helps ;-)
Seriously I was referring to when we swapped [trucks, we swapped Trucks]
In NY and then when we decided my generic $20 shocks were stiffer than
the Rancho's at my house...



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