(Boy, the stuff they did back then just to make the torque tube fit a few extra inches of bed.
Nice picture Sven, never would of believed it unless you showed it.)
Yes this is a weak point but I like the "long" body shape from the long bed Pick Up in combination with the differential ratio of a 1/2t truck (and the possibility to find exchange parts for improvment of doifferential ratio).
My first truck was a 3/4 t long bed (with the normal open propeller shaft = easy to fix if there´s a problem). But the rear axle (ratio) was not confortable to drive on German highways.
