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Jackal2k9 · 02-26-2003, 12:02 AM

i like breaking the rules but apparently everyone else does too. True the long bed is way more useful as a truck. Not only that but it achieved its usefulness with no loss to style. However, when you get your long bed to have the turning radius oy my shortbed, then ill be impressed. I can park in spots a honda civic wouldnt dream of. And as soon as i get a bigger sway bar i might be able to autocross it with out having to worry about picking tires up off the ground and popping beads. Imagine that, a truck that out turns a vette. Thats an advantage you can only get out of a short wheel base. To hell with a littel less usefulness,,, i can still pull trailer. Dont mean i dont want a 1 ton 4x4 though.

Oborny the point of an 8 foot bed is to fit an 8 foot sheet of plywood... if you go down to 7 foot 8 foot dont fit. But tru it would b slick to say, "i have a 7 foot bed" so when some one says bull**** you can shove it in thier face.

Oh ya long beds lauch straight easier on the drag strip....

02-26-2003, 12:02 AM	#56
Jackal2k9 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Katy, Texas Posts: 171	i like breaking the rules but apparently everyone else does too. True the long bed is way more useful as a truck. Not only that but it achieved its usefulness with no loss to style. However, when you get your long bed to have the turning radius oy my shortbed, then ill be impressed. I can park in spots a honda civic wouldnt dream of. And as soon as i get a bigger sway bar i might be able to autocross it with out having to worry about picking tires up off the ground and popping beads. Imagine that, a truck that out turns a vette. Thats an advantage you can only get out of a short wheel base. To hell with a littel less usefulness,,, i can still pull trailer. Dont mean i dont want a 1 ton 4x4 though. Oborny the point of an 8 foot bed is to fit an 8 foot sheet of plywood... if you go down to 7 foot 8 foot dont fit. But tru it would b slick to say, "i have a 7 foot bed" so when some one says bull**** you can shove it in thier face. Oh ya long beds lauch straight easier on the drag strip.... Last edited by Jackal2k9; 02-26-2003 at 12:12 AM.