2017 Ford Super Duty Review: First Drive

IdaD wrote:

patriotgrunt wrote:

IdaD wrote:
It still has the CP4 issue in the diesels but other than that it's going to be an awesome truck overall. The chassis upgrade alone is huge. The 2016 and earlier Super Duty's felt incredibly dated from behind the wheel in terms of stiffness and the ride/handling balance because there was so much frame flex. It has amazing power numbers but none of the big diesels could be called deficient in that regard these days.

I actually like the frame flex even though Ford is going to a boxed frame. I test drove both Ram and Ford before my purchase and enjoyed the Ford's ride and handling much more. Also, I'd rather my frame flex than crumple and cause major issues which can't be fixed easily.

As for the CP4 injectors, it's not a major issue like many like to claim. Yes there were failures in the earlier years but lately we're not hearing about those anymore.

I just felt like it drove like my dad's '99-00 vintage Super Duty. Which is a great truck, by all means, but it is a flexy old school pickup. Not really something I wanted to buy in a 2015 model year truck. The new Super Duty should remedy that flaw.

The CP4 issue isn't major unless it happens to you, and yeah they do still happen. There was a duramax owner on here within the last 3-4 months that had it happen to him. It would be nice if Bosch would update their pump to eliminate the issue.

Hmmmmmm... My '12 Super Duty with the coil springs mounted to the large swing arms and the longer and wider rear leaf springs doesn't ride anywhere near the first Super Duty's with the inverted leaf springs on the front suspension. As a matter of fact when I was test driving the '12 ram one of the biggest issues I had was how rough the truck rode compared to the '12 Super Duty.

Ever wonder why ram copied Fords front suspension?