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Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle #32391 04/09/2003 8:27 PM
Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 206 Winter Park FL S sixpack Member
sixpack Member S Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 206 Winter Park FL	Tony, yeh the 18-wheelers have leaf spring straight axles. They also have brakes that work (most of the time) and drivers that are used to 75 mph in the mountains!

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65 mph plus on a straight axle	Jeff Ogden	04/05/2003 1:16 AM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	kedso	04/05/2003 1:47 AM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	ftyler	04/05/2003 1:47 AM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	4ontheFloor	04/05/2003 1:53 AM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	Mechainiac	04/05/2003 3:00 AM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	joker	04/05/2003 3:13 AM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	Jeff Ogden	04/05/2003 5:35 AM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	OlBlue	04/05/2003 7:11 AM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	burger	04/05/2003 5:52 PM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	Joe H	04/06/2003 2:40 AM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	Jeff Ogden	04/06/2003 4:27 AM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	Joe H	04/06/2003 6:07 PM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	Jeff Ogden	04/07/2003 3:52 AM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	Lugnut	04/07/2003 2:24 PM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	burger	04/07/2003 3:13 PM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	sixpack	04/07/2003 7:27 PM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	Tony	04/07/2003 9:56 PM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	Lugnut	04/07/2003 10:35 PM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	Jeff Ogden	04/08/2003 2:00 AM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	Tony M	04/08/2003 4:02 PM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	Barry Weeks	04/08/2003 6:55 PM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	sixpack	04/09/2003 8:27 PM
Re: 65 mph plus on a straight axle	Tony M	04/09/2003 10:27 PM

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