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pnichols
Sep 11, 2012Explorer II
...and the extra leaf spring that the Ford has that the Chevy does not
Since sway bars have nothing to do (they only prevent one side from "tipping" more than the other) with straight up-and-down vertical load bearing capacity as both sides of the vehicle try to sink the same amount from weight at the same time - how can the 4500 Chevy with one less leaf spring be rated at the same 14K+ lbs. as the Ford E450? (Maybe each Chevy leaf spring is thicker - thus containing the same amount of total steel in the leafs as Ford?)
Does the 4500 Chevy in fact still pound less in the rear from bumps and cracks in the road surface?
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