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Originally posted by drdingo21
It rides like ass because its lowered. There for the suspension has less travel and im sure the tires are low profile...I would think common sense would tell you that.

The truck isn't made to tow. Its made for people that want a truck but not a full size one. When you need to haul a buch of people around all the time, you don't go buy a geo metro, you get a van...



Also the towing capcity of the s-10 extreme is reccommend at NONE. If you want a truck to tow shit with then get a full size or get one that isn't lowered.

Actually it could ride better had they not stuck Bilstiens on it. Don't get me wrong...I like a firm ride and predictable handling, but this thing is just plain jittery, especially at high speeds (I'm sure some sort of payload in the back would smooth that out...but then it'd also hurt my fuel economy). The tires certainly aren't lo-pros. They're 235/55 if memory serves me. My Mustang has lower profile tires and a stiffer, lower suspension and it's much more comfortable than my truck. I honestly think it's just shitty engineering...not a limited suspension travel. Truth be told you're right as far as towing is concerned. I bought the truck because it was relatively cheap ($20K) and figured it *might* be able to tow the Mustang to and from the track (plus I figured I already had 1 car...why buy a second). Wrong. I'm actually suprised the Xtreme is recommended for zero towing. My truck's exactly the same without the gay ground effects and it's rated at a max of 3000lbs. IMHO...trucklets are just lame and if I didn't have so much money tied up in this POS I'd sell it for a Lightning in a heartbeat.