2015 F-450 - 19.5 Factory Wheels/Tires
The Feb 2014 4WheelOffRoad mag (pg 17) indicates that the 2015 F-450 will come with commercial 19.5 wheels/tires and a beefed up chasis. Brad
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Well that's great they they are returning the F450 to it's former glory. :)
I hope they use the commercial straight-rail frame and S-series rear axle, like they used to. The commercial frame, axle/brakes/tires and springs are good for GVWR's in the 15,000-17,000 lb range and RGAWR's of 11,000-12,000 lbs.
Be nice if they use the 60" cab to axle length too, which moves the axle 4 inches further to the rear. Good for hauling very long campers, like the old F350 Super Camper Special, from the 70's.
If they use the F450/550 cab/chassis engine tune, it will be less power output, but be able to sustain that power output reliably, under much harder use than the pickup engines can, due to the pickups' overinflated power tunes, for king-of-the-hill marketing purposes.
Commercial truck buyers are not so concerned with max horsepower as we are with long term reliability and heavy payload capacity.
Now if they'd just give the option of an 8.3 ISC Cummins and a Road Ranger transmission....
I hope they use the commercial straight-rail frame and S-series rear axle, like they used to. The commercial frame, axle/brakes/tires and springs are good for GVWR's in the 15,000-17,000 lb range and RGAWR's of 11,000-12,000 lbs.
Be nice if they use the 60" cab to axle length too, which moves the axle 4 inches further to the rear. Good for hauling very long campers, like the old F350 Super Camper Special, from the 70's.
If they use the F450/550 cab/chassis engine tune, it will be less power output, but be able to sustain that power output reliably, under much harder use than the pickup engines can, due to the pickups' overinflated power tunes, for king-of-the-hill marketing purposes.
Commercial truck buyers are not so concerned with max horsepower as we are with long term reliability and heavy payload capacity.
Now if they'd just give the option of an 8.3 ISC Cummins and a Road Ranger transmission....
