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travelnutz
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Nov 12, 2014

For you who don't like the GM truck's IFS system

The GM truck's IFS (Independent Front Suspension) and those who claim it's weak and won't last long and especially when using it for snow plowing with the heavy plow on the front of the truck. In bitter cold snowy Minnesota no less!

NOTE THIS!

Copied and pasted from the AP news.

Snow buries parts of Rockies, Upper Midwest
AP Wire
Nov 11, 2014

People in the Upper Midwest and Rockies woke up to frigid temperatures Tuesday, with heavy snow blanketing some areas.
More than 2 feet of snow blanketed parts of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and more was on the way before the front was expected to exit Wednesday. Northern Wisconsin also got as much as 18 inches of snow, and parts of central Minnesota more than 16.

The weather wasn't enough to persuade Joe Meath to flee Minnesota, even though he won nearly $12 million in a state lottery game two months ago. Meath was busy with his small snowplow business, taking care of his customers in his Chevy truck with nearly 300,000 miles on it.

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  • dodge guy wrote:
    Bored in Michigan already are we?

    The only real issue with GM trucks is that the 4WD sits at the same height as a 2WD! Maybe OK for the old people, but not good for those of us that use a 4WD as it was intended!


    Also the puny suspension travel doesn't help off-road either. I actually think the GM IFS is the best foul-weather setup available. But for actually traveling off road (i.e. not just gravel) solid axle is the way to go. Also, when you compare axle ratings, there is a big disparity there too which can matter in some situations.

    I was contemplating a new Chevy 4x4 van, until I found the DuraMax vans only have 150 pounds of front axle capacity! Even the 4x4 setup (Quigley uses the GMT-700 components) tops out at 4600 pounds FAWR. That's why instead I decided to keep my current van, and instead it will be getting 7,000# front axle from an F550.
  • Bored in Michigan already are we?

    The only real issue with GM trucks is that the 4WD sits at the same height as a 2WD! Maybe OK for the old people, but not good for those of us that use a 4WD as it was intended!
  • Not much info on the truck there. 2 yr old? 20 yr old? 40 yr old?