Top Speed Tips? How Fast?
10-19-2007, 08:30 AM
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Mine is stock height, but rolling on 275/45R20's with a V speed rating. The handle the high speed very well. The truck also has a toneau cover keeping the tailgate and box of the truck from being a sail. The truck handles 130 without much issue.
10-19-2007, 10:29 AM
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I will put this out there for the hell of it, there is no reason to be going that GD fast in a pickup truck, trust me i know, i nearly totaled mine on the freeway a few nites ago and i touched 137ish and it felt stable but a tire in the road cause me to have to swerve ish and that was not anything I EVER want to do again
buy a maro and be done
buy a maro and be done
10-19-2007, 12:18 PM
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On my way back from Virginia a few months back I was messin with a turbo porche, I had the 120 speedo pegged for 30 seconds and it was still accelerating, My tires are good to 149, I think I was about 15 mph or less from makin it, It felt pretty stable. Truck is Lowered 2" front and rear, wide tires with good shocks and a swaybar.
10-19-2007, 12:59 PM
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been up well over 140 in my ext cab... the wheelbase helps at highspeeds... but the mile long driveshaft combined with the increased drivetrain speeds dur to re-gearing doesnt help a thing... your suspension and tires are a huge factor in stability... I'm dropped 3/5 with pretty good rubber.
10-19-2007, 01:24 PM
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Also You Must Realize That A F Body Driveshaft Is Designed To Push A Vehicle Half The Weight... So The Extra Load Could Easily Destroy A Driveshaft... Your Best Bet Would Be To Get Ahold Of A Good Drive Line Shop And Get It Done Right So There Are No Problems In Your Future
10-19-2007, 01:39 PM
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Yeah, you want to start looking at high speeds, you need something a bit more firm than stock shocks and tires. A good drop, some stiffer shocks, some bigger sway's, brakes that will handle slowing you down and Z-Rated rubber and you should be okay. I've done a GPS'd 158 in my truck, and it felt great. You gotta get it down out of the air tho.
Not that I condone any of this post, just sayin..
Not that I condone any of this post, just sayin..
