If you are lifting your truck to clear tires and are going off road/show the truck at events, I understand. If you are lowering the truck to show at events, I understand.
But otherwise, why do you lift or lower a perfectly good truck and stress the components that get out of factory spec? It is your truck, do whatever the hell you want, it is your money. I really like the stock/strong/cream puff look that shows the care put in to the truck. Open the hood and is not filthy. Starts like it should. Idles like it should. Accelerates like it should. Handles like it should. Heats like it should. Cools like it should. Brakes like it should. Does what a truck should. Hell, just that alone is enough cost on an older truck.
Tell me where I am off base. No need to get obstinate, just tell me WHY..... Personal preference, I can understand, I can. But other wise, clue me in.
I gotta be up front here though. I have had a 1973 Blazer, one ton axles-front and rear-14 bolt full float and Dana 60 with 4.88 gears and Detroit lockers in both. Full roll cage. 400 CSB, all aluminum radiator with switch activated fans. Carbed with special float set up for severe angles. Gusseted frame and bracing. Line locks on both ends brakes. Hydraulic ram steering. 6" of lift with 38" Bogger tires. You name it, I likely had it on that truck. I had a Warn fiber rope 12k lb. winch that was set up to pull at front or rear and had a bag of snatch blocks and shackles and straps. I even had an onboard air compressor. I have been all over Tilamook Forest with it, here in Oregon and went to Rubicon for trails and rock crawling. I was told by a local, that my full size rig was the 3rd ever to make it to the top of Potato Salad Hill. But again, that was purpose built and not legal on the street.
There is no right or wrong about it all.
There may some ******* cringe for sure.
But whatever makes you cringe might be some other persons dream.
Back in the 1960s there was a trend that started in California where people would velvet coat cars. Especially Buick Rivearas.
They glued velvet to the entire car.
In the 50s and the 60s they destroyed 32 fords left and right.
And 49 to 50 Mercs.
They cut Chevy Nomad wagons in half and welded them back together to make "stubbies"
In the 80s and 90s vintage cars got circumcised and nuetered with bondo and bubblegum.
So many people who never have the ambition to customize a car get really pissy when sombody else does it.
It aint your car..
We had a customer get all nutted up panty twisted because we were pulling the stock 307 out of a Camaro Berlinetta and throwing it in the scrap.
he sounded like a seagull looking for a french fry.
Squakk'...Squakkk...Numbers matching ...squakkk..
Yes, numbers matching 307 berlinetta.
With rot holes I could have chucked a racoon through.
And it wasnt his car.
Mind yer own damn business chucklehead.
I would never wagon wheel a 68 cutlass.
That isnt my thing.
But I do understand the ******* money and work that it takes to do that.
Every modified car has somebody behind it who tried and spent some money and busted some knuckles doing it.
There are car people and there are posers.
Some people have turned the wrench and some people pay someone else to turn the wrench.
None of which excuses you for making your wife sit in a lawn chair while you go butt snuggle all of the other car guys.
Its a ******* car
Yes, you may get some interest from your car.
But you need to have a lot more depth than that.
A car doesnt make you a man.
And a girl who is into you because of your car is as dense and shallow as you are.
Remember kids, if you **** that up you can end up with a kid and spend the 18 to 21 years working in construction while some other ****** is spending your child support money.
Dont buy a car thinking you will get laid.
Buy a car as a present to yourself and as a reward to make you happy after going through the **** to get yourself there.