Quote Originally Posted by firebird77clone View Post
Lots of road noise, and I feel every pebble.

Welcome to the world of straight axles, they have a tendency to keep you on your toes, literally. You actually "drive" a straight axle vehicle. I was fortunate enough to drive two of them cross country in my youth, a 40 Ford 2dr sedan from San Diego to Dayton, Ohio in 62 and a 36 Ford 5 window coupe from Dayton, Ohio to Camp Pendleton, Ca. in 64.