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Mile_High
Explorer
Feb 17, 2016

Lifestyle Frame

Wow - I just heard rumor the Lifestyle dropped the Titan box frame and succumbed to the Lippert way - an I-beam.

Bet that throws a rant of some of the early Carriage followers that thought it would carry through on Lifestyle.

Seems each year these just get more homogenized - just a choice of color.

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  • garysol's avatar
    garysol
    Explorer
    Feb 18, 2016
    Any real evidence that Lippert is still having issues with their frames and have not "fixed" the problems of old?
  • transamz9's avatar
    transamz9
    Explorer
    Feb 18, 2016
    Mile High wrote:
    transamz9 wrote:
    There is nothing wrong with I-beam frames. How many semi trailers you see with tubular frames? It's all in the design. As long as it's engineered correctly and built to the specs then it will be just as strong


    Actually the shoe fits you pretty well.


    Bud,If I was calling you out I would have quoted you. Second, I never said one was better than the other.
  • ford_truck_guy's avatar
    ford_truck_guy
    Nomad
    Feb 18, 2016
    It didn't take long for this thread to crash and burn......

    It's a shame that once the BIG fellows buy up all the smaller companies, they make them ALL cookie cutter....
  • Mile_High's avatar
    Mile_High
    Explorer
    Feb 18, 2016
    transamz9 wrote:
    There is nothing wrong with I-beam frames. How many semi trailers you see with tubular frames? It's all in the design. As long as it's engineered correctly and built to the specs then it will be just as strong


    Actually the shoe fits you pretty well.
  • transamz9's avatar
    transamz9
    Explorer
    Feb 17, 2016
    Mile High wrote:
    transamz9 wrote:
    It amazes me how many internet engineers there are. There is nothing wrong with I-beam frames. How many semi trailers you see with tubular frames? It's all in the design. As long as it's engineered correctly and built to the specs then it will be just as strong.


    Not sure who you are calling out as "Internet Engineers", but if it was me - bite it.
    - I wasn't bringing it up to challenge what was better. Just bringing up that I was shocked with the change, as I always felt that was one of their biggest sell pitches when they came out.

    Bite it? Wow. Lol
    Internet engineers was for the people that is always talking down about an I-beam frame rail campared to a box. If the shoe fits then wear it if not don't.
  • Mile_High's avatar
    Mile_High
    Explorer
    Feb 17, 2016
    transamz9 wrote:
    It amazes me how many internet engineers there are. There is nothing wrong with I-beam frames. How many semi trailers you see with tubular frames? It's all in the design. As long as it's engineered correctly and built to the specs then it will be just as strong.


    Not sure who you are calling out as "Internet Engineers", but if it was me - bite it.
    - I wasn't bringing it up to challenge what was better. Just bringing up that I was shocked with the change, as I always felt that was one of their biggest sell pitches when they came out.
  • transamz9's avatar
    transamz9
    Explorer
    Feb 17, 2016
    It amazes me how many internet engineers there are. There is nothing wrong with I-beam frames. How many semi trailers you see with tubular frames? It's all in the design. As long as it's engineered correctly and built to the specs then it will be just as strong.

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