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Except for those trucks bought specifically for work trucks, the majority of the trucks bought for personal use in the US are used for for every day driving rather than for RVing. Even for many of the 250/2500 and 350/3500 trucks bought for individual use. People like the convenience of being able to throw all sorts of stuff in the back even if that only happens on rare occasion. And they like the large size vehicle. Plus it has a certain "coolness" factor. :B I don't understand it, but many buy a new truck and immediately install loud exhaust, lift kits, and loud off road tires.

“Except I don't understand it, but many buy a new truck and immediately install loud exhaust, lift kits, and loud off road tires.”





Me either….lol

BB_TX wrote:
Except for those trucks bought specifically for work trucks, the majority of the trucks bought for personal use in the US are used for for every day driving rather than for RVing. Even for many of the 250/2500 and 350/3500 trucks bought for individual use. People like the convenience of being able to throw all sorts of stuff in the back even if that only happens on rare occasion. And they like the large size vehicle. Plus it has a certain "coolness" factor. :B I don't understand it, but many buy a new truck and immediately install loud exhaust, lift kits, and loud off road tires.

No work vehicles here, but the rest of your post pretty well sums up US Pickups here. Work vehicles here are diesel midsizers, Vans, Cab Chassis Vans, Japanese Trucks light to Semi's, European Trucks all Semi's and Australian built Heavy to Semi Trucks, conventuonal and Cabover

Grit dog wrote:
“Except I don't understand it, but many buy a new truck and immediately install loud exhaust, lift kits, and loud off road tires.”





Me either….lol

:B :B :B
Yeah, that’s about what half the trucks around here look like. We live in a rural area with a lot of traffic on the local highway. We can hear those tires roaring/whining long before we see the truck coming down the road. Good friend had one and riding with him you had to speak loud to be heard over the tires and exhaust. That’s what I don’t understand. Never had oversize tires. And loud exhaust went out long ago while still a teenager. :)

BB_TX,

I've had oversized tires for a number of years/decades.....but with this said, I usually only go up a size, ie about 20mm wide and inch taller. Usually this has netted me better load handling, traction in most cases, this does depend upon the tread design! I do lose an mpg or two, slower stopping to some degree, again, depending upon some factors.
NOw doing what Grit has done, one of my sons with his 1500 reg cab, 3-4" lift kit, 31-34" diam tires.......his 4.8V8, 3.42 tires and a 4l60E tranny is not liking all that tire to turn! SOme 4.10's would help him.
I seem to generally speaking, mildly modify most of my trucks depending upon the usage.
My current 1500 is a bit more than normal. 2" front leveling kit, 2" rear 1800 lb capacity add a leaf and shocks to match the front struts. tires as mentioned.

It can be fun! expensive, can pizz off a spouse that has leg issues climbing.....

Marty

blt2ski wrote:
BB_TX,

I've had oversized tires for a number of years/decades.....but with this said, I usually only go up a size, ie about 20mm wide and inch taller. Usually this has netted me better load handling, traction in most cases, this does depend upon the tread design! I do lose an mpg or two, slower stopping to some degree, again, depending upon some factors.
NOw doing what Grit has done, one of my sons with his 1500 reg cab, 3-4" lift kit, 31-34" diam tires.......his 4.8V8, 3.42 tires and a 4l60E tranny is not liking all that tire to turn! SOme 4.10's would help him.
I seem to generally speaking, mildly modify most of my trucks depending upon the usage.
My current 1500 is a bit more than normal. 2" front leveling kit, 2" rear 1800 lb capacity add a leaf and shocks to match the front struts. tires as mentioned.

It can be fun! expensive, can pizz off a spouse that has leg issues climbing.....

Marty

Tell me about it….lol. Wish I could swap the 4.10s for 3.42s!l and vice versa! Both trucks would be happier!
Seriously

BB_TX wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
“Except I don't understand it, but many buy a new truck and immediately install loud exhaust, lift kits, and loud off road tires.”





Me either….lol

:B :B :B
Yeah, that’s about what half the trucks around here look like. We live in a rural area with a lot of traffic on the local highway. We can hear those tires roaring/whining long before we see the truck coming down the road. Good friend had one and riding with him you had to speak loud to be heard over the tires and exhaust. That’s what I don’t understand. Never had oversize tires. And loud exhaust went out long ago while still a teenager. :)

Well I’m like 22 years old so I still subscribe to the “if it’s too loud, you’re too old” mantra.
Should be growing out of that phase of life here any day!
The blue truck is not that loud though. Flowmaster 40s. It’s not fast enough to be obnoxiously loud , lol.
The black one has a turbo



Between the motor and the tailpipe…..hahaha. It’s loud even if you’re tone deaf where you can’t hear your wife talking to you!!

Grit Dog wrote:
Well I’m like 22 years old so I still subscribe to the “if it’s too loud, you’re too old” mantra.
Should be growing out of that phase of life here any day!
The blue truck is not that loud though. Flowmaster 40s. It’s not fast enough to be obnoxiously loud , lol.
The black one has a turbo
Between the motor and the tailpipe…..hahaha. It’s loud even if you’re tone deaf where you can’t h

Problem here you cannot modify the vehicles unless you have an engineering certificate. So the bulk of them eun around as stock

RobertRyan wrote:

Grit Dog wrote:
Well I’m like 22 years old so I still subscribe to the “if it’s too loud, you’re too old” mantra.
Should be growing out of that phase of life here any day!
The blue truck is not that loud though. Flowmaster 40s. It’s not fast enough to be obnoxiously loud , lol.
The black one has a turbo
Between the motor and the tailpipe…..hahaha. It’s loud even if you’re tone deaf where you can’t h

Problem here you cannot modify the vehicles unless you have an engineering certificate. So the bulk of them eun around as stock

Sounds horrible…

Grit dog wrote:

RobertRyan wrote:

Grit Dog wrote:
Well I’m like 22 years old so I still subscribe to the “if it’s too loud, you’re too old” mantra.
Should be growing out of that phase of life here any day!
The blue truck is not that loud though. Flowmaster 40s. It’s not fast enough to be obnoxiously loud , lol.
The black one has a turbo
Between the motor and the tailpipe…..hahaha. It’s loud even if you’re tone deaf where you can’t h

Problem here you cannot modify the vehicles unless you have an engineering certificate. So the bulk of them eun around as stock

Sounds horrible…

Far from it. Lifted Pickups etc is not a thing here. More modifications to carry greater loads Off Road. Tbis applies to mainly non US Pickups. Pretty large industry of manufacturers doing it. It is not that big in the US
Susppension upgrades for Off Road