It's back in the news: The ball joint thing.

From : wayne sikorski

Q: i thought about that it could reduce the weight on the front wheels but it seems with a 3.9/auto--which weighs a fair amount--that would be probably noticeable but id think the effect on the steering would be nil to none. plus im talking only 2 maybe 3 sandbags max. but one way to find out i guess. maybe ill conduct an experiment and then post it to start ww3. on second thought... .

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From : darryl

phyloe wrote for years i have been seeing people put bags of sand in the bed of their truck during the winter. i have been questioning whether this little bit of added weight really helps traction. i figure the rear end of a truck weighs at least 1000 lbs. most people add 100 pounds of sand or several cinder blocks. so how could an additional 10% make any real difference isnt the rear end heavy enough as it is isnt the addition of sand or blocks just a psychological thing the perception of greater traction phyloe -- life is the things that happen while youre waiting for things that never happen yes its all in their heads. the sand i mean. jam .

From : jroach7808

tbone wrote tbone t-bonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote in jushil jushil@usedcarstar.com wrote in dodge srt-10 this is a really a piece of work. the truck is the fastest truck in the world. it makes the ford lightning look like a slow pickup. with a smooth 500 hp viper v10 rocking its chasis it really is in a league of its own. there is a chevy ss pickup that is alright but come on it doesnt compare to the dodge. if you ever drive one of these rigs you will most defiantely become a believer. the chebbies a pos and theres no lightning for 05 or the forseeable future. seems that the svt is going as well. to bad i would have thought with the new mustang ford would have kept it going. really when is it going http//www.svt.ford.com/svtsleeves.asp fords svt wont have any product for 05 although technically theyll still exist at least for the moment. its anybodys guess as to whats beyond that. i guess with their financial situation they need to put their money where it counts. and thats the ford 500 the freestyle and the hybrid eclipse for the moment. the freestyle and 500 are the same platform volvo xc90. be nice vehicles once they come out with the 3.5 litre. theyve got the eclipse motor with 200hp trying to push them around now. not enough grunt for 4000+ pound vehicles. is ford that troubled that they would bring these cars out as new 05s without a decent motor shoot for that matter why not 325 - 350hp for the mustang gm makes the gto with 400hp now. why are fords for all their good engineering lately so often underpowered its a mystery. damn... jeff -- --- every time i hear the that old feeling comes back on; were waist deep in the big muddy and the big fool says to push on. - pete seeger 1967 --- .