In reply to aussiesmg:
The quality of parts installed was never in question, just the oft overlooked and underappreciated physics involved when unforeseen circumstances occur. I sincerely hope she enjoys every moment of driving it, completely and totally free from any such incidents...And always well parked.
aussiesmg wrote: how is that fun Primus of yours working out for you.
My name is mud.
Driven5 wrote: The quality of parts installed was never in question, just the oft overlooked and underappreciated physics involved when unforeseen circumstances occur. I sincerely hope she enjoys every moment of driving it, completely and totally free from any such incidents...And always well parked.
I'm getting a serious Ralph Nader vibe here and its harshing my mellow.
Semi relevant...
We just hired a very attractive young female welder at work who allegedly has an 800 hp Cummins pulling truck 
Driven5 wrote: A street vehicle modified to be more dangerous in every possible way to all of the other motorist forced to share the road with it, but as long as it looks 'Cool'...Being a "country girl", I would at least hope she fully understands all of the associated ramificationd and drives it accordingly with extra care, caution, and attentiveness...In addition to possessing the ability to park it squarely and evenly between the lines every time.
Really? THATS what your worried about on your daily commute? lifted 1/2 ton trucks? not landscaping trucks from the 80s with ONLY the least required repairs to make them move, then haul 1200 lbs of tree stump down the freeway at 15 over the limit? not the lowered/stanced to hell lexus is300 with so little suspension travel that a small variance in the road surface makes the car an airborne missle? not the 400HP suv with a soccer mom at the wheel with coffee in one hand, and mascara in the other? no, none of that, your concerned about a sub 5 yr old truck, with new tires, a proper name brand kit, drivien by a member of this board, (which usually implies higher than average ability and common sinse). Ok, what ever...
nice truck! enjoy the hell out of it. and by the way, no one cares about poor parking when you do it in the back row. its parking like an ass three spaces from the door that gets you keyed.
-J0N
Fueled by Caffeine wrote:aussiesmg wrote: how is that fun Primus of yours working out for you.My name is mud.
Wynonna's Big Brown Beaver
Nice truck! Gina, you look very happy and that makes me happy. My red truck would probably fit in the bed of your red truck, and both would probably fit in the bed of Clifford with room to spare. 
Whatever floats yer boat I say! Drive ON!
I did chuckle at the hoe-dozer refrence though. LOL.
DirtyBird222 wrote:Fueled by Caffeine wrote:Wynonna's Big Brown Beaveraussiesmg wrote: how is that fun Primus of yours working out for you.My name is mud.
and she stuck him up in the aiiiiir...
OHSCrifle wrote:DirtyBird222 wrote:and she stuck him up in the aiiiiir...Fueled by Caffeine wrote:Wynonna's Big Brown Beaveraussiesmg wrote: how is that fun Primus of yours working out for you.My name is mud.
Said.. I sure do love that big brown beaver and I wish I did have pair
In reply to jmthunderbirdturbo:
Why am I only allowed to choose from one of your stereotypes?
Make sure this doesn't happen to her. 
Driven5 wrote: In reply to jmthunderbirdturbo: Why am I only allowed to choose from one of your stereotypes?
Because you stereotyped a thoughtfully modified 4x4 as inherently dangerous. Just a guess.
In reply to Mr_Clutch42:
That is awesome, the Suby would be me and the truck would be Gina
Mr_Clutch42 wrote: Make sure this doesn't happen to her.
I totally LOL'D
DirtyBird222 wrote:Fueled by Caffeine wrote:Wynonna's Big Brown Beaveraussiesmg wrote: how is that fun Primus of yours working out for you.My name is mud.
Gina was a racecar driver?
In reply to ebonyandivory:
"Inherently dangerous" and "more dangerous" are not the same thing. Life is inherently dangerous. That is somethimg beyond our control. Whether it is more or less dangerous is something we have the ability to change for both ourselves and other through our choices.
In reply to Driven5: I disagree with your opinion.
Well as someone who lives in the same area im much more worried about the jacked up 80's E36 M3boxes on lift blocks and 38's with stock brakes running me over then a new stock truck. Not exactly my idea of a good daily driver but if it makes her happy then good deal..
Ohh and you cant bro doze around here without a diesel!
In reply to Nick_Comstock:
Fair enough. I certainly don't expect everybody to agree with any, let alone all, of my opinions.
what ebony and nick said. and dropstep, for the most part. (i think you very well can bro-doze with a gas truck).
my signature below pretty much sums up my issue with your view of her truck. you simply have no LOGICAL basis for concern based soley on 5 pictures and the information given. Now, this is America, and you certainly CAN have concern, just not founded, logical, intelligent concern. at least IMO.
have a great day.
-J0N
What a coincidence. I too have yet to see a single founded, logical, or intelligent argument against the simple physics of raising the crash impact structure, of a vehicle already mismatched in height and weight with the majority of passenger cars on the road, by another 8 or more inches...In addition to raising the center of gravity by the same amount, on a vehicle already mismatched in maneuverability and braking with the majority of passenger cars on the road, and putting it on tires specifically designed to sacrifice on-road performance in exchange for enhanced off-road capabilities. I definitely agree that the quote in your signature applies to our discussion, but we'll just have to agree to disagree as to the manner in which does so.
In reply to Driven5:
I was going to build my kids a treehouse but then I read your posts and you got me thinking that all the extra lumber- mostly pressure-treated- will raise the trees center of gravity. Possibly to the point where it may fall over in a storm.
That just can't be safe. Not for the kids, the neighbors fence or the family of rabbits nearby.
I am not sure why everyone is getting in such a twist about what Driven5 is saying. Whereas their original post maybe was slightly harsh what they state is true. I know, I have owned lifted vehicles. And when I am sitting at a light in my Miata and the lifted truck behind me's bumper is level with the back of my skull, well thats a little disconcerting too. I think everybody here can at least agree that by raising a vehicles height you generally are not improving the handling characteristics. I didn't really want to jump in to the middle of this but I can see both sides.
The thing is its a tad ironic on a site that is perfectly fine with driving a tiny, light, convertible with no rollbar and really no head protection (ala Miata, Sprite, MGA/MGA) worrying about auto safety!
That and the multitude of speeding dump trucks, people talking on cell phones, texting, drunks, pieces of E36 M3 cars, elderly dementia folks and all the rest yet a newish, well-executed lifted truck is the focus?
Because dat smile!
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