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Old 12-20-2007, 02:38 PM   #1
joehalford01
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safety of laying "rocker"

I've been thinking some things through, which is what normally happens when i take too long to dig into something like z'ing the frame on my truck. I really want to lay rocker when i air it out. But how safe is it? On a show car that is only driven on weekends etc, probably not a big deal. But i would like to drive this truck quite a bit, including camping and a route 66 trip sometime in the next two years after it is done. The thought of blowing a bag out at 60mph and dragging the body all the over the asphalt dosn't sound too appealing. I'm not too concerned about possible damage to the truck but more the loss of control if it were to happen. What do you guys think? I have three options the way I see it:

1.Lay Rocker, body hits the ground if bags are aired all the way out.
2.Lay frame, basically don't do the 1" body drop portion.
3.Leave about an 1" distance at fully aired out.

Would laying frame and not body be safer? Or is it pretty much the same in this situation? Would i have any control if the body or frame was dragging on the asphalt?

I've also been wondering, could i set it up to lay rocker, and have a set of bolt in steel blocks that wouldn't allow it to lay frame? I'm thinking 2-3" thick blocks that i could easily un-install for around town to lay it all the way down if need be. Then re-install for long trips in case of a bag blow out. I don't know if that would help or not. Just sharing some thoughts guys- let me know. thanks.
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