7.3 Ford vs 6.0 Chevy cockpit room
Has anyone bought a new Ford Chassis or sat in one to compare the cockpit space compared to the Chevy chassis? Does the 7.3 engine have a smaller dog house than the V-10?
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Gjac wrote:atreis wrote:Many on here say the same thing, what design features makes it drive nicer than the Ford? I have been to 3 dealers and have not seen a Chevy chassis did you have to order it brand new or did you find one on a lot?
Love my new Four Winds on Chevy 4500 chassis. Not only is there more space in the cockpit, but it also drives nicer than the Ford version.
I drove both versions before ordering. A dealership 300 miles away had the Chevy, so I went up there and test drove it. (Didn't have the options I wanted.) Another dealership closer to home had the same model on the Ford chassis. Test drove it too, and found the Chevy a lot more stable, quieter in the cockpit, and I was more comfortable at highway speeds in it. The difference could be the exact chassis model. For my model RV (Four Winds 26B), the Chevy is the 4500, where the Ford is the 350. The Chevy has a bit more than 1500 lbs greater OCCC. My OCCC is a tad more than 3K lbs. Could be the heavier duty chassis alone made most of the difference (except noise). Beats me. I just know the Chevy drove better for me.
Oh, btw, I didn't buy from either of those dealers. I did a custom order from a third dealer, and waited 4 months to get it. Neither of those dealers was willing to put in an order for me with the exact set of options I wanted. They wanted me to accept one that they already had on order.
