bartlettj wrote:
TomG2 wrote:
Do a simple test. Push and pull the rear fender sideways of a half ton and then a three quarter ton pickup. You will feel quite a difference. The firmness of the heavier model pays off in more stability under all conditions. Having said that, I have happily towed thousands of miles with F-150's and 1500's. It is just easier and more pleasant with the 2500's.
That's more a function of tire sidewall stiffness than the truck suspension. 3/4 truck usually come with LT tires instead of the P-metrics that the 1/2 tonners get.
That is what I thought too, until I put a set of LT's on my Silverado 1500. It changed the side to side stiffness by about fifty percent. Still did not compare to 2500HD.
