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This is a hilarious thread. People think that just because they have the HP, that their driveline and tires are capable of safely going above the factory govern
by vgeek 5y ago
This is a hilarious thread. People think that just because they have the HP, that their driveline and tires are capable of safely going above the factory governed speed. People stating that they've gone north of 120 in a lifted full size pickup on presumably public road shouldn't be allowed to drive.
- blamazon 5y agoBonus: the poster that said they did that has pictures of their truck on their profile with their business name emblazoned on the side.
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoIf the tires are up to it modern vehicles have no problems operating well into the triple digits. It's just a wear and tear issue. Things don't spontaneously explode if you go too fast.
- vgeek 5y agoMost modern cars, sure, but I wouldn't feel the same about a lifted truck with 36" mud terrain tires as mentioned in that thread. In a stock solid axle pickup, you somewhat frequently encounter what is referred to as a "death wobble" where the whole vehicle shakes, even at moderate speeds. Suspensions in full size trucks are commonly using 1950's era tech, not modern double wishbone or multilink setups that many cars have. This ignores that when you get into triple digit speeds, even small things like wheel balancing can make a huge difference for safety and performance (ignoring speed rating of tires). Most of the people commenting in that thread seemed to have lifted trucks (ignoring body vs suspension lifts or that they took cheap route to do so, e.g. grade 5 vs 8 hardware), so they are already changing things like center of gravity, aero and handling.
- thrwyoilarticle 5y agoWell it should be. - Tyres have well-defined speed ratings - It's not illegal to drive >120mph. It's only illegal to do it on public roads.