Shad and I went out to some local trails for a short run to check out his 1986 Hardbody (which I call the "Granny Frightener") with the bobbed frame rails, no bed and 33's.
It did quite well and we got to compare it to my more stock-height (torsion crank only) Hardbody. We went down some rocky/muddy trails and then gave it a flex test on a steep incline.
All the pics are here:
http://dogwater.net/outings/2003_05_31.php
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Shad, how about this for a sigpic?
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Hehe I used that one on the 4x4parts.com board.