I am, and have been for a long time, thinking of chopping the top of my tear down to 48 inches (side height). it is now 54.... I have several reasons for doing it, but mostly for a lower profile. I showed the marked up 'chopped' version to Shirley and she kind of went "Ugh" is a nice feminine kind of way.... So, I present the current profile and the blacked out chopped versions... I kind of like the lower one, but welcome any (or most, at least) comments about my plan..... (the chopped version has the axle on top of the spring so that is 3" lower than the earlier non-chopped shot.
So, we have not chopped:
and chopped: