• Lettuce eat lettuce@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    To make matters worse; lots of the trucks listed that I see on the roads have aftermarket larger “off road” tires and lift kits, making them a good 12+ inches taller than stock.

    And of course, I see them hauling stuff in the bed or on a trailer about 20% of the time at most. But gawd damnit, they’re exercising their rahhts!!

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        6 months ago

        I once saw a pickup hauling 2x4s. I only noticed because they were too long and not tied down so they dumped them all over an intersection.

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      6 months ago

      12 inches for the last one is an extra 6.5 ish feet.

      Edit: 10.43/1.60 times 12 inches is my calculation.

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      5 months ago

      making them a good 12+ inches taller than stock.

      and much safer and more fuel efficient.

      wait a moment… it makes a shitwagon EVEN worse handling and more gas guzzling?

      Holy shit batman, it’s almost as if the owners of these shitwagons are giant assholes

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          5 months ago

          sounds like a grade a toolbag.

          I wish we could execute coal rollers on the roadside. our children, struggling to breath in the future, will wonder why we didn’t.

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      6 months ago

      I saw a truck the other day hauling some downspouts in its bed. Except the bed was so short the spouts were sticking out about 3’ over the side of the truck.