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Old 10-12-2014, 05:05 PM
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Here's the lowered stance. Looks great, right? All it took was ten 40lb. bags of manure.

If you think our cars get stared at normally, try loading bagged manure in your trunk. Stares and comments go to a whole new level.

Yes I covered the trunk first and it was compost manure, so no smell.
 
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Old 10-13-2014, 12:43 AM
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I, and everyone else who see me, are amazed at how much the boot really can hold. I often will put 8-10 bags of topsoil in there too.
 
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Old 10-13-2014, 07:42 AM
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Reason No. 147 why every homeowner needs a pickup truck....
 
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If you had posted this sooner you could have saved me mucho dinero Mike, LOL
 
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I bet it's improved the road holding no end
 
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Old 10-13-2014, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobie
I bet it's improved the road holding no end
Traction was great, but cornering suffered quite a bit.
 
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What a shitty solution.

Get the front down a little bit and it looks nice!
 
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Old 10-14-2014, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 80sRule
What a shitty solution.

Get the front down a little bit and it looks nice!
That came across as discourteous and unnecessary. I hope you weren't serious.
 
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Originally Posted by H20boy
That came across as discourteous and unnecessary. I hope you weren't serious.
Well it was meant as a joke since he used poop to do the lowering.
 
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Originally Posted by 80sRule
What a shitty solution.

Get the front down a little bit and it looks nice!
Lolololololololololol that stinks!
 
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I did however win major points with SWMBO, so worth the effort for that alone.
 
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Well done, Mike! It's impressive how much these hold. Who said convertibles have small trunks?

While I have a truck for Home Depot runs, usually it's handier to drop by on my way home from work (you know which one) and do the same. I've got a great photo of a half-dozen bags of mulch in my previous last-car-you'd-expect-to-see-doing-that, a Porsche 944 Turbo. Hunkered down like a Navy SEAL with a 60 lb. pack running! Lots faster than the truck too.
 
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Soft rear tires and 220lb in the trunk help launches
 
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