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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Linn County, Oregon
Posts: 48,899
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The stretched wheelbase makes sense for load hauling. The more the load weight is between the front & rear wheels, the less likely the steering will get "light". This is why the VW pickup based on a rabbit had problems. A max load in the rear meant no front wheel traction...
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"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent."
-Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.)
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