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Everyone has real nice rigs. Here it is my bone stock '01 Ram pulling my '96 21' Ebbtide.

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i have always liked fabtech,they just have the best looking kits.

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Not me... Chengmiester. I'm for the DuraMax. ;) A red one lifted. Yeah Baby! :evilb:

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Looks Cholo eh :D:D:D

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I hope you have electric brakes because that wheel base looks really small. Do you have a closer shot of wheels? I want to check out the size of the calibers. It's better to tow safe then sorry.

Jeffery is King of His Domain. I have no say in what he does or buys. I can only encourage. I did not encourage the 1/2 ton. However I did encourage it be a GMC. :D

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That's funny Wasabe. I was gasping looking at that 36' Gladiator behind what appears to be a 1/2 ton SS extra cab. And I was questioning my thoughts about a Cafe or Gun behind my 2500HD... :D

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I think the truck would brake down if we were towing a Gun or Cafe... aren't they heavier?

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Thank's!!! SuperChip, K&N Air Intake, lowered 2inches on the Back, Garage Kept (it keeps my John Deere Company on those long winter nights), only Driven to the Lake on Sunday's!!

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The Glad (according to the CRT website) weighs in @8000lbs. dry. Add in the weight of fuel, accesories, beer and the trailer and your towing 11,000+ lbs. with a truck rated to tow 7000 lbs! :eek: :eek: :eek:

A disaster waiting to happen :( :( Not an Insurance guys ideal customer!!

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That's kind of the point I was getting at. I think that's still in the range, within a 1,000 or so of a Cafe, and possibly a light Gun. Be careful out there. :eek: :D

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Sure it is!!! They wouldn't ever have to pay a claim when he tows a boat! But dang....look at all the wheel options you get! :D :D :D

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I've seen POODLES that look more aggressive than those tires on that big ass Excursion :eek:
SYDWAYZ has a point, paint those mirrors and get some bigger tires, then you can flap your pie hole :evilb:

Hey Lomax, did you send your secretary to get those tires on the truck :eek: and whats up with the white letters on the outside of the tires?? Why don't you just put the Bull sticker on the driver door and the fish on the tailgate :drink:

POODLE

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That's funny right there. :D :D :D

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Hey After-Market Lips! Those tires were big enough to haul your ass! :D :D :D

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:mad: Okay Photo chop boy, you suck :mad:

At least I'm not seen driving around Newport late at night with Songrath and Cheng in this

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tows my friends boats great....

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ROTTIGUY,

Thanks for posting a picture of what tires Bernie Lomax (AKA Nort/Phantom Chaos) that is what his secretary should have gotten on the Poodle Express :D

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Let's just see what your Bling Bling machine will due in this kind of real truck weather ya POODLE!!! :D :D :D

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My new tow vehicle for the 36 Concept

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My 1995 Land Rover Range Rover Classic... all stock except for NRP stainless steel exhaust. My brother is in the background cleaning up his 21' ProLine.

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Tahoe 2003 In the driveway this past spring breaking the Concept out for the summer. American Racing 22" on Yokahoma Tires...

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No more Dually DaveP? :confused:

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tow vehicle.... :cool:

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everybody needs 4WS and a little nitrous... :cool:

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Nope! Got tired of having a WIDE ASS.....so I picked up an F-150 with 6" Lift and 35" tires to match my HIGHASS! :D :D

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Nice looking ride Dave! :cool:

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I'm just a tiny Woman in a Man's world.
I can only say so much.

Like a good quiet Woman I'm waiting to say "told you so" :evilb:

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Nordee,

Isn't that truck too high for you? :p

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Time to chime in here. Disclaimer first! :) I do not advocate towing 11000 pounds with a half ton truck! That being said - I am happy to do it and will explain my rationale! :)

Towing capacity is largely dictated by STOPPING power which is directly correlated to wheelbase since a 11000 pound load is going to pass my silly ass about five seconds after I hit the brakes on the downhill side of Baker grade. This is an indisputable fact where a small truck is concerned. However, there IS an exception.

Triple axle brakes activated through an electric braking system (ie. no surge and no massive "bump" to shove you out of the way) BIASED towards the trailer. With the trailer brakes as strong as they are and "braking" first (due to the bias) the trailer literally "pulls" everything to a stop! By literally pulling the truck backwards there is no risk of shoving it out of the way. The triple axle brakes are so strong that they can stop the rig as fast and firmly as the truck would stop on its own without the boat and trailer. It makes wheelbase less important since the load is no longer trying to kick the rear wheels past the front wheels.

Add stiffer shocks and the truck tows the load like a champion. The GM V8 towed 11000 pounds UP Baker grade at a solid 62mph without a hiccup. If I towed more than twice a year I would opt for a 3/4 ton for sure. Since the truck is sans its 11000 pound burden 99.9% of the time ... its a blast to do burnouts and to race ricers around the O.C.! :)

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You have a point there Jeffery!! If you need a clean 2000 GMC Classic 2500 with low miles ...I have your next truck!! Gave up towing and have the boat in a Hi-Dri.

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got a new one so i had to put in an update.... :D pics aren't very good... :(

and i am not towing anything yet, but dumping dirt at the lake house....

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Baby Excursion XLT with a baby 7.3 Powerstroke (with exhaust and a banks chip), 10" lift, 20" Chrome Welds, 39.5" Truxxus tires, 3 tv's, 4500 watts of Fosgate Power amps, 2 Alpine 15" subs, & 8 Focal mids. Just a little something to drive to Havasu and back!!!

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Here are my tow vehicles, the lightning was the first, and added the Hummer this summer

the hummer photos are pre tires, rims, and chrome.

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Z71 Tahoe 3.73's just right for this boat.

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2500 Avalanche rated for 12000#

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A west coast rig for you.

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1985 GulfStream Class A. 13 mpg, and sleeps 4 individuals nicely in the pits.

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Here is the tow vehicle and the boat, just not in the same pic. :D

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nice photo shop job wwwTOPDJcom., but you gotta do the boat too so the package matches.

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2004 viper and viper truck