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Posted by clueless [201.202.22.114] on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 19:51:07 :
In Reply to: That is a weird statement ? posted by Bruce in BC [24.207.113.213] on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 19:30:25 :
Well technically they are as dangerous on the rear as they are in the front.
The only difference that I can see with an unloaded truck is the engine weight on the front, it will put more lateral forces when you turn sharply, still a loaded truck will have the same forces when the rear whips from such a sharp turn.
For some reason, legally there is no problem with them in the rear.
I have seen a while ago a truck with a welded block on the front, technically it was part of the axle, it was welded to the spring pad on the axle side, it was only 2" tall, and it would never break but it still will put too much stress on the springs.
Now if I was to try and figure why the law minds the front ones but doesn't mind the rears is that in case the front one goes, control will be much worse than if the rear block spits out.
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