I don't know if the fellow who wrote it was fishin' for some bitchin' or just to get hits on his site, but it's an interesting read including some of the comments left for him.

It's not very exciting, but I figured the Ford Truck connection made it FTE post worthy.

Whats the point of a lifted truck

Rick...

 

It worked because if you hadn't posted this I would never have gone to auto-whatever yuppified website that was. Gotta go now... I have a sudden craving for a rice cake and a latte.

 

Nobody over the age of 29 owns a lifted truck in Cody, Wyoming. They are known as tip-over trucks.

There are two rules up here.

1. Never open carry a semi-automatic pistol why wearing Western clothing.

 

I think he chose the wrong truck photo to argue his point. Besides the flame grill I think it's a nice looking truck.

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If the truck in the above photo (which looks similar to the “High-Class Redneck,” but isn’t him) rear-ended me in my CTS, he’d drive right over my already-tall trunklid.
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That seems like a good reason to drive a lifted truck.

Rick...

 

Most guys do not need a lifted truck, so there is no real point to it. They want a lifted truck because they like the looks.

 

I would rather have a lowered truck...not for looks mind you, Lifted trucks do look alot better.
But getting under the hood and in the bed is a real pain sometimes.
It would be nice to have a bagged rear suspension, (like the front end of a city bus) where I could dump the air and drop the rear 6 inches to aid in loading the bed....i'm sure it could be done, but i'm just thinking out loud.

 

Are you serious?

 

Definitely can be done. Get some lowering springs and buy these:

Ford F250 & F350 Firestone Air Bags, F250 Suspension Air Bags

 

Thats awesome, thanks for the link....Now some for the front so I dont have to stand on my grill guard to reach under the hood...

If I had money to burn I would probably do that mod. The air bags would help with towing too.

 

First off why open carry any weapon. This isn't 1876 and there aren't anymore "cowboys" despite much to the disappointment to many in Wyoming. It's an invitation for someone to take your weapon and use it on you or a look at me I'm a wanna be bad *** attitude. The only excuse for it is LEO's. CCW is the way to go. Never let them see you coming.

 

I use my truck to tow our travel trailer and quads to the desert. I was all-amped-up to give my F250 a small lift, but after I helped a guy load his KTM into a F250 w/6" lift, I decided not to lift my truck. As cool as even a 2" lifted truck is, I use my truck --> AS A TRUCK!! The bed height is already pretty high and I ain't gettin' any younger!!

 

One reason to lift your truck .

 

No but they can climb ladders. I use my truck to offroad as well as tow. so i choose a med lift to allow me larger tires to increase ground clearance but not so much as to kill towing. I have a neighbour who has a 2002 F350 with 12 inches of lift and 44"s - is it my taste? - no. But he can sit on a stool underneath and change the oil.

 

Hah! Lifting a truck - it's fun and who cares what everybody else thinks

 

I use my truck for work and play, but mainly for work. I find having the 10" lift reasonably comfortable for loading and unloading 8' and longer lengths of lumber. I have a light weight 2 step ladder with over sized treads sitting at the tailgate to get into the box, but I'll be the first to admit it can be a pita having to climb in and out too many times to unload shorter material or tools from the front of the box. You learn quickly to move everything to the back of the box the best you can during each climb.
It is a pita to work under the hood, but you get used to it and learn quickly how to utilize the front tires, ladder and bumper to work on the engine.
There's been a couple of times over the years where the lift and swampers have helped out on job sites and saved hours of having to manually haul material literally hundreds of feet.
I'd be hard pressed to go back to a non-lifted truck.
There's plenty of all types of lifted trucks around my area so my beast blends right into the landscape.

Rick...