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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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Coil springs have no business on the rear of a full size truck.
i agree completely.
 
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by sharpshooter109
i agree completely.
They dont belong on the front of a truck either, either does IFS, leather interior, carpeted floors, bumpers that are part of the body, 5-6 lug axles and anything less than 5 leaf springs.
 
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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that is a sharp lookin truck. Unfortunately it's still a dodge, and unfortunately this is what the next nissan titan is gonna be.


the 390 horse motor will be nice, but i bet the interior is crap.
 
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 11:27 PM
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Safety concerns about getting up to highway speeds?!

Wow...

It's a truck, it's meant to hold up traffic.

Now talk about REAL safety concerns about getting up to speed in traffic... take a look at my v6 F150... a blistering 15 seconds 0-60 mph is going cause a 30 car pile-up... now that is a safety concern.

I love when I shift and people do the yo-yo effect behind me... it's comical, especially when I do a long double-clutch. haha
 
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ManualF150
Safety concerns about getting up to highway speeds?!

Wow...

It's a truck, it's meant to hold up traffic.

Now talk about REAL safety concerns about getting up to speed in traffic... take a look at my v6 F150... a blistering 15 seconds 0-60 mph is going cause a 30 car pile-up... now that is a safety concern.

I love when I shift and people do the yo-yo effect behind me... it's comical, especially when I do a long double-clutch. haha
better watch out someone will write you down in their log book
 
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 11:47 PM
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better watch out someone will write you down in their log book
Gulp!

I better lay low.


 
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 11:07 AM
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exterior doesnt look half bad, although they shouldnt have tucked the nose in so far. the styling of the hood looks badda$$! and thats about it...
 
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Quintin
Coil springs have no business on the rear of a full size truck.
Sorry to say but coils are likely going to be the future of suspension design for light trucks.
 
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 10:39 PM
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The strange thing about the new Ram for me is that I like the exterior less the more I see it. With most vehicles, I gain an appreciation over time, even if I didn't like the design at the outset. For some reason, the new Ram has an opposite effect on me......
 
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 10:51 PM
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The strange thing about the new Ram for me is that I like the exterior less the more I see it. With most vehicles, I gain an appreciation over time, even if I didn't like the design at the outset. For some reason, the new Ram has an opposite effect on me......
thats because they have not done a major redesign in 14 years they just keep pumping more and more air into it
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by po1911
thats because they have not done a major redesign in 14 years they just keep pumping more and more air into it
Everyone talks about the '09 F150 as being an all new truck when it really isn't. It's the same basic platform as the '04-'08 models, different materials used for the frame and stretched for a larger crew cab, but still the same basic platform with fresh sheet metal on it.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 01:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Tbird69
Everyone talks about the '09 F150 as being an all new truck when it really isn't. It's the same basic platform as the '04-'08 models, different materials used for the frame and stretched for a larger crew cab, but still the same basic platform with fresh sheet metal on it.
So that makes it 5 years since a full redesign.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 12:14 PM
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Shoot, Chevy had coils in the rear in the '70s. Nothin' really wrong with it.

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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 12:34 PM
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well it's official that the 2011 Nissan Titan will have the Hemi motor, ofc called something else. What is nissan thinking teaming up with dodge?


At least this encourages me a little more to get an f150 in 11.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by JBMX928
well it's official that the 2011 Nissan Titan will have the Hemi motor, ofc called something else. What is nissan thinking teaming up with dodge?


At least this encourages me a little more to get an f150 in 11.
I don't understand why Nissan doesn't just drop the Titan. They're not selling very many of them and now they're teaming with Dodge just so they can build them. Let it go Nissan, stick to cars and compact trucks.
 
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