Ford super duty 3.31 rear end. Will it be a big mistake. ?

blofgren wrote:

StirCrazy wrote:

blofgren wrote:


If you Ford guys towed with a Cummins you would be absolutely amazed.....I usually have to give my truck some throttle when descending BC passes when pulling my 16k fiver loaded for a 3 week trip. And no cruise control or automatic braking of the service brakes.

but then we would be seen in a Dodge ;) when I bought my 2014 (in 2016) I tried out all the big three, dodge was actoula on the bottom of my list. rode rouch, and felt very enimic driving around town. I am sure it pulls like a freight train but it just wasnt a fun or nice driving experiance to me.

the biggest thing is the fords never had an "exhaust brake" untill the 2015 model, before then it was just using the VV turbo which works but not near as good as a real exhaust brake. My VVT will hold 14000lbs of 5th wheel going down the coq and I only have to tap the brakes two or three times at the big hill before the tunnels traveling from kamloops to van. my buddy has a 2017 and a bit heavier of a trailer and he sets his cruise and doesnt touch his brakes all the way unless trafic is slower.

Steve

With all due respect, I think your research was a bit lacking; the last Dodge truck was produced in 2012. ;) Since 2013, the Ford truck doesn't have anything over the Ram; in fact the 2013-2016 Rams were much improved over the Super Duties of the same era.

I see that the blue Koolaid is still having it's effect on people. I too was guilty of it with my previous 3 trucks being Fords and me being a die-hard Ford man; I bought the truck in my signature new and realized all I was missing with blind brand loyalty. :B

it was brand new models in 2016 I was comparing a ram is a dodge ( why the dealership say Dodge Ram, not just Ram) but if you want to split hairs ok. no koolaid here, but sounds like you might be on it ;)

Steve