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Originally Posted by Big Dave
What happens when you put the pickup through bariatric surgery and wind up with a 2,800 lb truck that won't pass US crash tests?
Will designers drop the "crush zone" and go to the fortifed passenger citadel surrounded by a vehicle that is flimsily built and shreds in a wreck. This is common practice on race cars where weigh and safety are at a premium.
It might be one way to meet weight and safety requirements but your vehicle is "one and done" in accidents.
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Trucks don't have to pass crash tests. In fact, cars don't have to pass crash tests - they just get ranked.