1974 Chevy Truck Comparison to Ford

Stuffed a 427 in it headers Holley 4 barrel and a one piece fiberglass flip front end. Wish I still had it.

Sportsmen wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Me Again wrote:
That twin I-beam Ford probably went in the hitch on the way home. They were the worst handling truck ever made.

"DEPENDS"

My Dad had a 67 F100 he could not get a set of front tires to last 20k. Tried wider tires and also had the steering box replaced under warranty and Herb's Chevron in Sedro Woolley, WA worked hard to get it better by heating/bending but NO luck.

I had a 69 F100 Ranger with WIDE BFG's and Crager's. That thing tracked well and tires wore evenly.

By design the twin I Beam was not a good handling suspension, but the farmers loved them since they were pretty strong. Crazy thing is todays 2020 Ford Super Duty 2WD trucks still offer the twin I Beam although it has been improved some.

I have had three Fords with twin I-Beam, a '66 F100, a '94 F150 and my present 2016 F250. They are very stout front ends . I never had any alignment or wandering problems with any of them. But, the secret to preventing premature tire wear is frequent rotations. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another truck with a Twin I-Beam front end.

No, the real secret to preventing premature tire wear is not buying a twin I beam or TTB Ford. And certainly not making the same mistake twice.
Not one of Fords prouder moments and idfk why in the world they're still using it.

and they all ate gas.

js218 wrote:
First new truck I ever owned 1974 F250 Highboy, 360 v8, 4 speed 4x4.

Did you turn it into a real engine as in a 390? I did with my 69, AMAZING difference in power.

First new truck I ever owned 1974 F250 Highboy, 360 v8, 4 speed 4x4.

"But, the secret to preventing premature tire wear is frequent rotations"

Does not resolve the issue just masks the problem.

FishOnOne wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Me Again wrote:
That twin I-beam Ford probably went in the hitch on the way home. They were the worst handling truck ever made.

"DEPENDS"

My Dad had a 67 F100 he could not get a set of front tires to last 20k. Tried wider tires and also had the steering box replaced under warranty and Herb's Chevron in Sedro Woolley, WA worked hard to get it better by heating/bending but NO luck.

I had a 69 F100 Ranger with WIDE BFG's and Crager's. That thing tracked well and tires wore evenly.

By design the twin I Beam was not a good handling suspension, but the farmers loved them since they were pretty strong. Crazy thing is todays 2020 Ford Super Duty 2WD trucks still offer the twin I Beam although it has been improved some.

I have had three Fords with twin I-Beam, a '66 F100, a '94 F150 and my present 2016 F250. They are very stout front ends . I never had any alignment or wandering problems with any of them. But, the secret to preventing premature tire wear is frequent rotations. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another truck with a Twin I-Beam front end.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Me Again wrote:
That twin I-beam Ford probably went in the hitch on the way home. They were the worst handling truck ever made.

"DEPENDS"

My Dad had a 67 F100 he could not get a set of front tires to last 20k. Tried wider tires and also had the steering box replaced under warranty and Herb's Chevron in Sedro Woolley, WA worked hard to get it better by heating/bending but NO luck.

I had a 69 F100 Ranger with WIDE BFG's and Crager's. That thing tracked well and tires wore evenly.

By design the twin I Beam was not a good handling suspension, but the farmers loved them since they were pretty strong. Crazy thing is todays 2020 Ford Super Duty 2WD trucks still offer the twin I Beam although it has been improved some.

blofgren wrote:
Great memories, thanks for sharing!

It was a great memory!

I never drove a ford that compared to any GM I owned new or used. Tested a ford suv before we bought the chev Equinox. Not in the same league for me. Left to right gets old driving. To tell what is needed to fix steering should be from the factory build not having to have work down. Even driving an older gmc work truck for the company I was building for a newer ford would arrive and service done on the GMC. Couuldn't to lose the ford and back to the older nice driving truck. Probably why I am chevman. Had many discussions with nice ford owners and wandering was a lot of their stories. chevman