E350 Ford Chassis
In my research for a new motor home, I looked for comments on the E350 Chassis. I found some disturbing comments concerning the stability and handling of the Chassis. I contacted Pleasureway and w...
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Desert Captain wrote:Oldme wrote:
One of the biggest differences between E350 and 450, besides load / towing
is width. The E450 is about 6" wider tracking in the rear. Therefore the
interior of an E450 Motor home has more width also.
Sorry but that is not even close to being true. Would you care to share a source that documents the E-450 being 6" wider than the E-350? Two (identical - same year chassis), Class C's, one an E-350 and the other an E-450 will have the same overall /interior width every time. Also both will also have the same towing capacity of 5,000#. The E-450 will have the greater payload but will be heavier negating some, if not most of the difference.
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Oldme is correct, at least for most years. For a long time, the E450 had a 4.5" wider rear track. In 2008, the E350 rear track was increased, so its closer but the E450 is still a little wider. Axle widths:
2008 E350 DRW = 75.4”
2008 E450 DRW = 77.7"
2007 E350 DRW = 73.2"
2007 E450 DRW = 77.7"
Also, the E450 towing capacity is substantially higher. Max GCWR of the E350 is 18,5000 pounds vs 22,000 for the E450. 5,000# is a motorhome-specific rating, usually due to the receiver installed. Many newer motorhomes have a 7500 or 8,000# receiver now, and many older rigs can easily be upgraded.
FWIW - heres the max payloads for the 176" wheelbase V10 bare cutaway chassis (2015):
E350 - 7,255#
E450 - 9,033#
