As i mentioned earlier, after 13 years of same and or similar, it had to become something 90% new. And I agree, some of the lines are not all too square and straight, like the ones we love. But for all intensive purposes, what do we really require of our trucks? That they take us where we want to go, A to B in most cases, and the occasional off road jaunt. I think that is fair to say for most of us. The body lines really have no effect on the truck practicality, other than the crew / double cab
Another point that is slightly off topic, but that you can go most places, without having the ultimate offroad vehicle. I will not argue that two solid axels are amazing. But my completely stock, one solid axle SLA set up, has taken me everywhere i have ever wanted to go. But with skilled driving, I have no doubt that just because something has 2 inches less travel, or has a sway bar, (IRS), that it is going to be so detrimental. Yes it is a deviation from the solid axel that we have known and loved, but are we really incapable of, technologically, making a IRS that cannot be used as a heavy to medium duty setup. Advancements will be made, and the best thing we can do at this time, is give them some idea's! Let know what we want, and how we want it! / end rant.
Croot