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Joeaksa Joeaksa is offline
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Originally Posted by Dantilla View Post
I don't have a problem with lifted trucks. While most people don't ever take them off-road where the extra clearance is necessary, it's really no different when we lower our Porsches for street driving. We lower them for better driving dynamics. Trucks/Jeeps have better off-road dynamics when they have larger diameter tires.

Any laws requiring stock ride height would affect us as much as the Jeep crowd.
You will not feel that way after you see the result of an accident where a "lifted truck" takes the head off of a friend of family member with their bumper that is now 2-3 feet higher than it should be.

Totally disagree with your comment and any comparison between lowering a 911 and a lifted truck. A lowered vehicle does not take the head off of the occupants of a car with the stock or legal ride height.

I could care less why they increase the ride height, it does not matter one iota to me. What does matter is safety and they can increase them as high as needed ONCE THEY ARE OFF OF THE ROAD but not while they are driving on the same roads as the rest of the public are! Jeeps, trucks, I could care less what vehicle it is, we all have to obey the same laws and we all should be safe!
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Last edited by Joeaksa; 07-20-2008 at 01:16 PM..
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