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JaxDad
Dec 26, 2013Explorer III
Rvpapa wrote:
And the builder can get away with a lighter frame rail when the suspension is farther apart.
Art.
Without digging out the relevant sections to quote chapter & verse, I'm quite sure that's false.
All vehicles (TT, m/h, car or whatever) must comply to the FMVSS. The minimums for yield strength of frames is based on weight, not axle position or spread.
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