Big HP/TQ trucks....how usable is the power?

[Jonny Hotnuts]

I have a 70 swb that I am wanting to do a turbo 8 in but have some concerns about the usability of the HP due to the issues with traction that trucks have.


I have a 600hp supercharged toyota tundra as an example. On a dry day if I ease into the gas off the line I can SOMETIMES hook up (even with eaton locker) and god hold on! Most of the time if I am too aggressive off the line the back end just starts hopping all over the place causing me to need to back peddle and lets FORGET if the roads are slightly damp. I call a wet road 'the great equalizer' because a stock honda accord can give me a run! (no problem blowing the back tires away at 50mph on a wet road)

So my question is, is there any point in putting big HP/TQ engine in a SWB truck? I plan on having some sort of locker/posi and dont mind doing some non invasive suspension (*nothing that cant be undone without significant mods). Lowering/leveling a few inches and putting some wider meat on the back.

So is big hp usable an our trucks (*as in a streetable truck that still handles well).

Tks!

~JH