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Old Aug 7, 2023 | 01:20 PM
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Occasionally i get stuck behind some lowered ricer(with the wheels tilted in at the top) that has to nearly stop at every bump in the road. And around here they don't fix anything just put patches over it. So they drive like 20 mph top speed. If you are going to lower a vehicle do it the right way and not sitting on the bump stops. Saw a T bucket yesterday and where he was driving there is a bump(a seem that has lifted up) and the whole back went air borne. My tax dollars NOT at work.

I don't know where you're located, but here in Southern Indiana (and Southern Illinois) we get cold, but it doesn't STAY cold. Michigan and Northern Indiana gets colder, but it stays cold. Here, it's freeze and thaw all winter. I've seen smooth roads go to pot holed messes in less than a week. We miss the worst of the salt rust, but we do get some. I'm right on the edge of the rust belt.
 
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Well i'm in the rust belt so ice/salt we see all winter. I can also say they don't put salt down where it is needed. There is a "T" i come to going to work and it goes down hill. If you don't stop you slam into the guard rail. If you go threw the guard rail you go down hill into a stream. It's not a heavily traveled road but still dangerous.
 
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Well i'm in the rust belt so ice/salt we see all winter. I can also say they don't put salt down where it is needed. There is a "T" i come to going to work and it goes down hill. If you don't stop you slam into the guard rail. If you go threw the guard rail you go down hill into a stream. It's not a heavily traveled road but still dangerous.


Go to North Dakota, at least back in the 1970's when I drove a truck up there, and they just put sand and gravel down.
 
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Old Aug 13, 2023 | 03:38 PM
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I ran 33's on my '84 W150 but to go with 35's, a 2 inch lift and maybe wheels with the off set sitting out a little farther so they don't rub at full lock. If you wan to get some BIG tires, you might want to go ths route.

I decided on the 4 inch just to make sure so it is already ordered in. I was wondering if y'all knew how much the body weighs without anything in it or attached to it no windows as well. We are looking to pull it off on mine just trying to figure out how we are going to complete it.
 
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It ain't light. Six big guys might be able to do it. (minus the front clip, of course.)
 
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Might be able to lift it with two cherry pickers. One in front and one in the back.
 
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