Tesla trucks in the South

[Major Tom]

Back when, I put coil spring spacers in the front to 'raise' it. Looked cool but was very rough ride. Took'em out pronto!

[JimF]

Back when, I put coil spring spacers in the front to 'raise' it. Looked cool but was very rough ride. Took'em out pronto!

I went the opposite way . . .
Put 2” lowering blocks in the rear end on my ‘42 Merc convertible!

[Allen]

I've driven pickups that squatted in the rear due to carrying heavy loads. It's a little hard to drive when the hood obstructs your vision especially when pulling up behind someone in traffic.

[JohnMOhio]

Not only that Allen, put enough weight in the back and you loose the ability to steer the vehicle. I might also add, there is no accounting for taste these days on appearance. The design of this vehicle appears that it came out of a comic book. But......is this progress or fantasy becoming real? Just one of my many mind wanderings these days.

[Allen]

Not only that Allen, put enough weight in the back and you loose the ability to steer the vehicle.

Used to have an Olds Toronado, a super heavy car. I had to have it towed one day. I later spoke to the wrecker driver who worked for the local Oldsmobile dealer. He said the car was so heavy that he had to drive slow because the front wheels on his wrecker kept bobbing off the pavement and even when they were touching he barely had control.

Remember the VW Rabbit pickup ? Super backwards. It was front wheel drive so the more weight you carried the less traction you had. This would have been the case too if pulling a boat up a boat ramp if the truck had enough power to pull a boat in the first place.

[JohnMOhio]

If I recall correctly, the pickup had the front end the same as their van. VW just added a bed behind it.

[Allen]

If I recall correctly, the pickup had the front end the same as their van. VW just added a bed behind it.

Yep. A ridiculous concept for a truck. No engine, no power, and no traction.

I remember when those POS's were selling like hot cakes due to the low price yet you seldom saw one on the road being driven. After just a few short years the Rabbit and all the variations were cancelled and none (zero) were seen on the road.

What made my 1966 Toronado so difficult to tow was they didn't have roll-back wreckers back then and car being front wheel drive had to be lifted on the front where most of the weight was. Curb weight was 4,700# empty and weighed 3000# from the windshield to the front bumper. This was curb weight, not gross vehicle weight which would have probably been over 6000#.

[JB White]

Funny you should mention the VW Rabbit.

In the late 70’s Dodge offered the front wheel drive Omni. Trying to rock the car out of the snow they had catastrophic transmission failures. Facing a shortage of transmissions, we used the VW Rabbit trans. Bolted right in. No problem.