When you raise a truck, aren't you messing with it's stability?

[TommyVercetti]

I am sure a lot of consideration goes into just the stability of an SUV or truck when it's being designed. But when you raise it, aren't you messing with it's stability? Higher = less stable?

 

[ajpa123]

I wouldn't adopt anything other than a human being.
You not on crack are you ?

 

[StageLeft]

Yes.

 

[Supertastic Fool]

yes, but if you want bigger tires for offroading your ganna wanna lift it. that or take your fenders off...

 

[dighn]

its

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Yes, but some companies do things to help regain some of the stability. Volvo is a prime example

 

[Reliant]

Raising a truck will give it a higher center of gravity and thus it'll be easier to tip.

 

[Lithium381]

Originally posted by: Reliant
Raising a truck will give it a higher center of gravity and thus it'll be easier to tip.

yep, that's the basics of it.....spread the wheels out a bit to compensate, like monster trucks

 

[amdskip]

Wider is better. Its kinda like drag racing. A long 235" dragster is a heck of a lot easier to drive compared to a short roadster.

 

[SherEPunjab]

good so next time a texas redneck is trying to tailgate me, just hit him hard from the side. cool.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: SherEPunjab
good so next time a texas redneck is trying to tailgate me, just hit him hard from the side. cool.

With what? The battering ram on your roof?

 

[thomsbrain]

what stability? that's like saying "if you feed a 400 pound man a big mac, are you messing with his slim figure?" there's a reason you never see old pickups with lift kits (minus the classic toyota rock-climbers). they all ended up upside-down in a ditch somewhere.

 

[igowerf]

Originally posted by: ajpa123
I wouldn't adopt anything other than a human being.
You not on crack are you ?

wtf?

 

[OrganizedChaos]

raising brings the center of gravity up
you raise so you can put bigger/wider tires on and that widens the center of gravity.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: igowerf

Originally posted by: ajpa123
I wouldn't adopt anything other than a human being.
You not on crack are you ?

wtf?

Agreed.