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Old 01-28-2010, 06:41 PM   #43 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
I agree.

I find it difficult to quantify improvements for a specific truck against other trucks without some context, because each model has varying cab height, bed length, etc.

What specifically works for one truck may be totally off for another. The only concrete point is that they all are affected by the same rules, but the workarounds are often different to a degree.
The context issue always looms large.
Something which is also part of the moving battlefield is how pickup box rail height has come up with respect to cab height over the years,just as trunklid height has come up on passenger cars,mirroring the relie've,or reflex-camber of Morelli's banana-car of the 1970s.
I think it's going to change the whole equation.With a tonneau cover,many late model trucks resemble some of the angular coupes and sedans in their maker's stable.
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