Questionable modifications: pictures inside!

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That 5-door Rover 100 6R4 is so full win. đź‘Ť

The VW 206 WRC Match runs it a close second though.
 
Famine
And wasn't plastic and bolted to a spray-painted chunk of wood:

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Mmmm... Tasty colored bolts = EPIC WIN!!!1!11!...

no.. wait..
 
the Duallie is cool because it actually drives that low. For the pictures, of course, but look at it! I'd daily it. that low.


Yeah right, in Mexico City.
 
Cale
Sorry if it's old.

CONFUSION!!!!

MAD TYTE... GDM?
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Is that a Mustang with BMW parts, or a BMW made to look like a Mustang.

The sheer unadulterated stupidity baffles me - WTF is that thing?
 
Cano
the Duallie is cool because it actually drives that low. For the pictures, of course, but look at it! I'd daily it. that low.


Yeah right, in Mexico City.
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It probably only drives that low for pictures. Most bagged trucks ride like crap when they are aired out so it's not really a daily thing.

I would say that truck is pretty awesome though.
 
StigNumbers
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Too low! I don't mind lowriders, but why a truck?!? It's useless now! You can't do anything with it now, except look like a tool!
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Because all of us have a load of shale to transport or a trailer of horses to tow daily. :rolleyes: Some of us like to have trucks just because we like trucks. If you want to speak useless in any way, shape or form, look for the truck with the vaunted H on it's nose, where the temporary spare is inside a compartment in the bed and it's primarily front wheel drive..


Cheers,
Jetboy
 
StigNumbers
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Too low! I don't mind lowriders, but why a truck?!? It's useless now! You can't do anything with it now, except look like a tool!
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I sense much fail in this post. You can still tow with a bagged dually, actually you can probably tow more because most of the time they use bags off a semi truck. I've seen a lot of tow rigs at truck bashes that were bagged duallies.

To prove my point:
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Perhaps I'm biased considering the amount of work that I've done that required a stiff suspension and high ride height. Considering our last truck died carrying a ton of concrete, I figured a truck that low was useless.
 
StigNumbers
Perhaps I'm biased considering the amount of work that I've done that required a stiff suspension and high ride height. Considering our last truck died carrying a ton of concrete, I figured a truck that low was useless.
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What type of truck would that be?
 
*brings in a mop*

sorry about the drool, but it's been a long time since I've seen slammed full sizers.

StigNumbers: apparently, you've never heard of a pickup being used for Pleasure instead of Work and they don't exactly STAY slammed.
JoeyD:*gibbs smack* it doesn't have to be a body on frame to be a truck!
 
mazdaman
What type of truck would that be?
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1997 Chevrolet Silverado crew cab extended bed. Green.

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StigNumbers: apparently, you've never heard of a pickup being used for Pleasure instead of Work and they don't exactly STAY slammed.
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What is the purpose of a truck that can't do what you need it to do? We hardly towed trailers, but we did build a retaining wall by ourselves, and we needed a ton of bricks, and untold tons of gravel, not to mention a rather large quantity of dirt to plant grass. And that's only one project, not to mention the roofing, gardening, the shed, the other house...

I'm sorry, that truck cannot do what it could do, because the suspension has been compromised by the air bags.
 
StigNumbers
1997 Chevrolet Silverado crew cab extended bed. Green.



What is the purpose of a truck that can't do what you need it to do? We hardly towed trailers, but we did build a retaining wall by ourselves, and we needed a ton of bricks, and untold tons of gravel, not to mention a rather large quantity of dirt to plant grass. And that's only one project, not to mention the roofing, gardening, the shed, the other house...

I'm sorry, that truck cannot do what it could do, because the suspension has been compromised by the air bags.
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I'm not necessarily a fan of a truck like that, but it doesn't look like you're reading what people are saying, the truck is still capable of towing and according to JoeyD the airbags don't compromise the suspension. He's most likely driving with it slammed for the photo op whereas normally it would be riding at a more reasonable height. Plus, if you like the look of a certain type of vehicle (like a silverado HD dualie) then who's to say there's no point. I'm not saying it isn't questionable, just that it isn't pointless.
 
In fact, a superlifted truck (the kind with 6 or more inches of lift) would be far less practical...the hitch would be far too high for most trailers, and the lift height into the bed...you'd need a forklift or team lift for loads you could normally place in there yourself. If it were a workplace, It'd violate OSHA regs. As well, if you're running a 4-link setup with monster-truck-style gas shocks...well, forget it. Those just can't hold the weight without giving the truck a ridiculous rearward rake...unless you carry nitrogen everywhere you go.

Granted, I don't see slammed trucks being very practical in the first place, (Even with airbags, it's usually too nice to actually put stuff in the bed...and when you get that low, you usually have to cut the bed up for clearance, or raise the bed floor.) but, as Joey's pic showed, they can tow.
 
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killanite
Is this America's take of a Ute?
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Sort of although it's much larger then say a Holden Ute thingy.

StigNumbers
I'm sorry, that truck cannot do what it could do, because the suspension has been compromised by the air bags.
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Air bags do not compromise the suspension for the last time. They typically put semi truck bags on duallies capable of lifting 15,000-20,000lbs. I'll look through my pictures when I get home of laid out trucks towing things because they can do it just as well as a non-bagged truck can. Mini trucks on the other hand typically can't because the bed has been cut.

And I owned a mini truck for years, it wasn't bagged but did have a 7" drop on it. I carried all sorts of stuff with it too with no issue.
 
Sniffs
JoeyD:*gibbs smack* it doesn't have to be a body on frame to be a truck!
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Joey D
I think you might be confusing me with Jetboy.
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He's right. To properly address this, however, I see the Ridgeline as not being a truck, any more than one would say the Plymouth Scamp/Dodge Rampage series, which was based on the Omni Charger platform. Wikipedia calls it a Coupe Utility, which is something I'll go with.

But, I digress. I'm reputed to have questionable taste and I refuse to take anything with front wheel drive and a bed seriously. It's like seeing a Cavalier with a towing package. You just want to look at one and go "Why are you." :lol:

DKX
Try to hold your stomachs.

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God rot the "creator" to the ninth circle of Hell.
 

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