My experience with running too fast in the desert is exactly what Don said: you need about 55% rear weight on a truck. Sure, a 1000hp trophy truck would be better with 50-50, but on those, they have the power to power out of situations. An F engine can’t do that.
On a low horsepower desert truck, you need more rear weight such that the 45 doesn’t nose dive when it falls into a bomb crater. This will keep the truck in one piece, and not find the front axle bent after the first 100 miles.
On a low horsepower desert truck, you need more rear weight such that the 45 doesn’t nose dive when it falls into a bomb crater. This will keep the truck in one piece, and not find the front axle bent after the first 100 miles.