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In conventional ICE pickups, it's common to "drop" the front axle assembly down to keep an acceptable half-shaft angle. It may be similarly possible to add a spacer or subframe to the electric motors.

GM has shown the Hummer EV to have telescopic half-shafts to address their large amount of adjustable suspension height.

The problems are solvable -- and in many cases the solutions already exist.
Yep. Iā€™d j
In conventional ICE pickups, it's common to "drop" the front axle assembly down to keep an acceptable half-shaft angle. It may be similarly possible to add a spacer or subframe to the electric motors.

GM has shown the Hummer EV to have telescopic half-shafts to address their large amount of adjustable suspension height.

The problems are solvable -- and in many cases the solutions already exist.
Yep. Iā€™d just be a little weary of doing those kinds of major mods on a completely new truck design. Especially one so heavily dependent upon computer sensing and controls. Perhaps folks way smarter than me will figure it out.
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I guess that answers that question.
 
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