Bruce Aaron Hefner wrote:
>
> There's also the thing that most of the damage was beacause of the shitty
> factory bumpers, that's why I always have custom-made bumpers installed
> then all the force of the impact is transferred to the 36,000 PSI
> breaking strength frame which can take it instead of to the sheet metal
> body, then the only damge incurred in their little tests would be a
> scratch in the paint on the bumper, cost to fix, $3.00 for a can of
> touch-up paint...
>
> Bruce
>
> >
> > At 05:01 PM 4/7/98 , you wrote:
> >
> > >Small Pickups Fare Poorly in Study
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > >Even the best of the five small pickups tested, the Chevrolet S-10 LS,
> > >sustained $2,246 in damage. The other trucks tested were the Ford Ranger XLT
> > >($2,952 in total damages), the Dodge Dakota Sport ($3,863) and the Nissan
> > >Frontier XE ($3,867).
> >
> > It seems to me like it was a little unfair to include the Dakota in this
> > test. The other pickups tested were smaller and (presumably) lighter. Less
> > mass means less energy to absorb in an impact (help me out here engineers)
> > which should equal less damage. I find it amusing that the Dak came out
> > better than the sake sucking Jap crap. I wonder how the Dakota would have
> > compared if it had been tested against full size trucks?
> >
> > --
> > Mike Crumley mcrumley@airmail.net
> > 97 Dakota Regular Cab Short Bed
> > 3.9L V6 3.55 Auto
> > DDBC Bug Shield Mud Flaps
> >
> >
The local news showed some video of these tests. in one test they
backed them square into a concrete pole. I hate to say it but the
Dakota bumper majorly buckled in the midle on this one, looked like it
was made out of aluminum can material. One thing that made me laugh was
when they showed the Jap crap as they backed it into a wall, the plastic
step pads popped up in the air and landed on the floor..... uhh, had to
be there I guess, I thought it was funny anyway.
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Michael Clark mike@snakebite.com
'93 MarkIII 4X2 V-8 SWB RC auto, DDBC
K&N FIPK, Flowmaster cat-back dual, MP SBEC
Doug Thorley Headers, Moroso Blue Max wires
180 degree thermostat, WaterWetter, Brass cap & rotor
one and only 1/4 mile time of 15.08 @ 90.82
My Dakota page=> http://web.wt.net/~mclark/dakota.html
Dakota Webring=> http://web.wt.net/~mclark/webring/ring.html
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