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TFL Truck: The Problem with Lifted Trucks That NOBODY Is Talking About...
Murrk847
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Their channel is not worth watching anymore. I think longer vids are good for the "algorithm" or whatever. Their towing comparisons make less and less sense as time goes on, too.
"Ultimate towing battle!! - A 2023 RAM 3500 DRW HO Cummins vs a 2012 honda ridgline!!"
12Lariat21
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Basically the issue is people are stupid and think they can get everything for free. They don't do the math. If you add bigger tires, lift kits, winches, accessories, etc.. all these things reduce your payload, and impact the driving, cooling, stopping, and reliability of your vehicle.
Facemelter
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4 inch BDS lift kit with 20x10 wides with 33's.
Fuel mileage went down a smidge. I tow my bass boat with the truck. Stopping is perfectly fine, which is also the reason I keep up the maintenance on the brakes for the boat trailer. It essentially lifted the front back into alignment with the rest of the truck. My CV axles are just about straight from the diff to the hub.
The biggest hit some are going to take is the 6 inch plus kits with 22x14 wides and 35/37 inch tires. Unsprung weight directly affects all of the things you mentioned, fuel mileage and stopping being the two largest factors.
FWIW, I did not watch the video. lol, 27 minutes? I have more important nonsense to take care of.
Fuel mileage went down a smidge. I tow my bass boat with the truck. Stopping is perfectly fine, which is also the reason I keep up the maintenance on the brakes for the boat trailer. It essentially lifted the front back into alignment with the rest of the truck. My CV axles are just about straight from the diff to the hub.
The biggest hit some are going to take is the 6 inch plus kits with 22x14 wides and 35/37 inch tires. Unsprung weight directly affects all of the things you mentioned, fuel mileage and stopping being the two largest factors.
FWIW, I did not watch the video. lol, 27 minutes? I have more important nonsense to take care of.
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Pedaldude
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These pearl clutching click-bait titles are the norm by now.
Wait for “This is what happens to your brain when you switch to a higher numerical ratio differential.” titles accompanied with scary fake PET scan image preview cards!
Pro tip for the long ass YouTube videos: skip the first 5min. and watch it at 2X speed. For the shorter ones: skip the first 2min. and watch at 2X speed, unless the speaker is talking at a normal conversational speed, in which 1.5X works. Too many of these bloviating blow hards love the sound of their own voice and speak in a painfully slow wedding officiant tone that drives me mad.
Worse than these videos where they’re discussing a relatively complex topic are the ones that take seven minutes while they tell you their fucking life story; when all you wanted was to know how to change a light bulb, or where the battery is located on a BMW SUV.
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Now a 27 minute video of Garand Thumb interviewing Paul Harrell is too short.
stevemcbo
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Towing a bass boat is not actually towing. More like pulling since there is no actual to weight speak of there. Most pickups lifted or not can handle the weights encountered with light loads like yours. To me towing is when you get above 5000 lbs plus the trailer.
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I admit that I didn't even consider watching the video. But it wasn't because of the length. I wasn't aware of the length.
But I have no length limit on a video in general. Or a book. Or a good movie.
But it does have to earn my interest to keep me invested.
I think I'm more concerned with short attention span than it seems the whole world around me has developed. Folks won't read anything longer than a bumper sticker. And their focus is in 12 second increments. And man are they easily bored.
Still, admittedly I no longer am drawn to the channel that triggered the creation of this thread. I like the fellas there enough, but they ran out of content that kept me coming back. It was probably inevitable.
But I have no length limit on a video in general. Or a book. Or a good movie.
But it does have to earn my interest to keep me invested.
I think I'm more concerned with short attention span than it seems the whole world around me has developed. Folks won't read anything longer than a bumper sticker. And their focus is in 12 second increments. And man are they easily bored.
Still, admittedly I no longer am drawn to the channel that triggered the creation of this thread. I like the fellas there enough, but they ran out of content that kept me coming back. It was probably inevitable.
Facemelter
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I would think a tandem axle trailer with a 21 foot bass boat on top of it with total combined weight nearing 5k (dry) without all my tourney gear, would be considered towing. Its not a lawn mower.
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Now we need pictures of the boat! Sparkling paint and monster outboards never get old
Facemelter
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Let me see if I have any on my phone. Boat is an absolute mess right now. Just replaced one of the bearings on the braking axle. SUPER amounts of fun. And I'm headed to Lake Chickamauga next week, so I have 18 rods and gear just sprinkled all over the deck. lolNow we need pictures of the boat! Sparkling paint and monster outboards never get old
dolsen
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These are many of the reasons I’ve never lifted a truck or put bigger tires on it. The concept is very simple but eludes most people.
the first time I ever thought about it was about 12 years ago I was down in Florida and drove by a broken down Tundra with a huge lift and huge tires and a blown transmission with trans fluid all over the ground.
stevemcbo
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Maybe I am just used to pulling a light loaded trailer (less than 5000 lbs) all the time and my braking, turning, and driving speed and habits fall into place when I hook up. So to me that is not towing.
I don't see a beneficial reason for adding lifts bigger that 2" on a $50,00 plus truck. If I need to travel rough places then I drag out the 4 wheeler.
Facemelter
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Edited to add.Now we need pictures of the boat! Sparkling paint and monster outboards never get old
This boat just came off the Ohio River and its gross...
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