2017 F-250 Ike Gauntlet

FishOnOne wrote:

blofgren wrote:

Threebigfords wrote:
I too like the new features, bigger cab, and chassis refinements on the new Superduties. While not a huge fan of the new body styling, I'm sure it will grow on me.

I am however a bit disappointed in the performance of these new rigs. I fully expected the aluminum bodies and increased torque to have some actual real world benefits that would be demonstrated in these types of challenges.

To see the 2017 F350 come up short in the Ike Gauntlet surprised me and made me that much happier I bought a 2015 F450 instead of waiting 6 months for the 2017's. And why did they lose the massive S130 rear axle for the 2017 F450's? Was it to save weight?

Is the torque management that much more aggressive in the new models? The 2015 F450 dominated the competition with less torque? What's up?

These questions are still rattling around in my head too. I fully expected the Ford to outperform the competition by a large margin.

I didn't know they discontinued the large rear end in the 2017 F-450. I would have thought Ford would have learned when they "neutered" the F-450 in 2011 and had customer kickback over it, and then beefing them back up in later models.

The 2017 F450 is anything but neutered and packs the highest towing capacity of any truck to date. Also the new rear ends are massive with a GAWR of 9,900 lbs.

GAWR of 9,900 lbs doesn't really matter when the GVWR of the truck is still 14,000 lbs, like my truck is. The GVWR of the truck is exceeded before GAWR.