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greenhorn male · 02-10-2006, 09:51 PM

I luva the looks of 8-lugs

I think nicely fixed up 3/4 ton longbed 2wd's look awesome. They look like trucks. Specially with nice truck wheels. Specially with chrome caps and chrome long lugnuts, wide truck tires (no low profiles) and a shiny aluminum toolbox on the bed. They even look better with a matching trailer towed behind them (boat, car hauler, etc) w/ matching toolbox. Add air horns and you're all set. TOOOOT, TOOOOT!!!

I think short wheel base trucks are preferred for rock crawling over long wheelbase trucks, that's why people change blazers and shortbed 4x4's to 8-lugs for function. Did I just mention 8- lugs again

02-10-2006, 09:51 PM	#33
greenhorn male Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bay Area, Northern California Posts: 1,344	Re: Q: Why is there so much bed shortening going on? I luva the looks of 8-lugs I think nicely fixed up 3/4 ton longbed 2wd's look awesome. They look like trucks. Specially with nice truck wheels. Specially with chrome caps and chrome long lugnuts, wide truck tires (no low profiles) and a shiny aluminum toolbox on the bed. They even look better with a matching trailer towed behind them (boat, car hauler, etc) w/ matching toolbox. Add air horns and you're all set. TOOOOT, TOOOOT!!! I think short wheel base trucks are preferred for rock crawling over long wheelbase trucks, that's why people change blazers and shortbed 4x4's to 8-lugs for function. Did I just mention 8- lugs again __________________ 03 Tahoe 72 GMC Super Custom 2500 Custom Camper, my reliable workhorse. Dual gauged tanks, dual battery trays.