Ford Lightning not the fastest truck

"Erik D." > wrote in
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>>
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>> I've never driven a Lightning, but the R/T is definitely no slouch
>> when it comes to handling. IIRC, it's got all of the same stuff
>> that the Gen 1 had. BTW, my R/T is the last year it was made.
>> After '03, there's no such thing as a Dakota R/T.
>>
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>
> I know the R/T is no slouch, neither is a Gen 2 lightning for that
> matter. They just don't compare. My good friend has a '93
> lightning and his brother has a dakota r/t. They are both very nice
> and two of the cleanest trucks around. The r/t rides better as far
> as smoothness, but it just doesn't have quite the sporty feel of a
> Gen 1 L. Take it into a turn and it definitely does not have the
> stiffness. These are just my observations though. I really think
> ya'll should find a Gen 1 to take for a test drive.
> Erik D.
> '94 white lightning
> '01 white GT

Erik, what are the differences between the Gen 1 and 2 Lightnings?
And when did the Gen 2 come into being? Thx.

Joe
Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies
Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC

The term poasting is used in many NGs, I do many posts and have for
several years, and do know how to spell. Regarding the hybrids, they
should be redesigned in the near future if they are to be a viable
product. Good Day.

Aghnis

"aghnis" > wrote in message
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> The term poasting is used in many NGs, I do many posts and have for
> several years, and do know how to spell. Regarding the hybrids, they
> should be redesigned in the near future if they are to be a viable
> product. Good Day.
>
> Aghnis

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The practice of quoting is used in many NGs....
--
John C. (dazed and confused)
'03 Cobra Convt.

Check some far out groups, like alt.alien.visiors, etc.

Aghnis

ZombyWoof wrote:

> >>>> Man I would like to read an article where anyone in a Gen 1 beat
a
> >>>> Vette, Viper or Mustang in an autoX, cause it had to be some
> >>>> version of the Special Olympics. If a dude in a Vette/Viper/M3
> >>>> can't out drive a dude in a pickup, he should give it up.

> >>>I used to think that too....until I rode in a Gen 1 lightning.
They
> >>>are really great handling vehicles. If you get the chance you
need
> >>>to take one for a hard spin. I couldn't find what I read on them,
> >>>in fact I may just be thinking of a post I saw on NLOC. I am in
> >>>search though and I put a post on nloc if you are interested:
>
>>>http://www.nloc.net/forum/showthread...225#post774225
> >>>It very well could have been a case of a bad driver versus a good
> >>>driver, but still thats impressive for a truck if you ask me. In
> >>>fact, I think I am gonna go ride around in my truck for a lil
while
> >>>right now!

> >> Having driven pickups of one type or another almost my entire
life,
> >> I am curious as to how the issue of such a light ass-end was over
> >> come with in the Gen1. It wasn't AWD was it?

> >Out of the box, Gen 1s were low-15 trucks in the 1/4. Basically, my

> >Dak is the same as a Gen 1: RWD big V8 with a slightly improved
> >suspension and bigger wheels/tires. A torquemonster for sure, but
> >certainly no race car. Tons of fun to drive though.

> I am still curious as to how a pickup in any configuration is going
to
> beat a Vette/Viper/Mustang hell maybe even a Mitia in an AutoX
course.
> Yeah you can make a pickup that hauls balls, but handling is an issue
> that is really hard to over come with it's intrinsic weight
> distribution problems with a light ass-end.

ZW,

The 1st generation Lightnings really do handle well, and I mean well.
You wouldn't think so by looking at one, but they do. As good as a
'Vette or Viper, no. As good as an older Fox Mustang, yes. Ford
really did there homework on that truck.

Patrick
'93 Cobra

wrote:
> The 1st generation Lightnings really do handle well, and I mean well.
> You wouldn't think so by looking at one, but they do. As good as a
> 'Vette or Viper, no. As good as an older Fox Mustang, yes. Ford
> really did there homework on that truck.

So which would you say handles better, an older Fox Body Mustang or a
late generation (2000 - 2004) Mustang? The reason I ask is because my
brother in law had a 94 GT, which just seemed to have less roll than my
02 GT. Both were convertibles with nothing done to improve handling.
Maybe it was just my imagination, but I swear that his car handled
better than mine (on a side note, he sold his before I got mine, so I
never had a chance to drive his car again after having gotten used to
mine).

--
Sean