Dragsix summed it up for me.
I’m the guy with the Sniper on a 235 and I got tired of all the negatives he listed. My truck is put away for winter now but I do daily drive the truck in good weather. It’s performed well and I’m glad I did it. I like to tinker also.
Is it cost effective to do this modification? No it isn’t but I didn’t purchase a 65 year old truck to save money, it’s my hobby.
There’s a lot of smart folks on Stovebolt.com and my hope is someone will see what I’ve done and improve on it. We all benefit when that happens.