Frame Stiffing to reduce Porpoising?
Got a question for you seasoned drivers with older rigs. I have a 1999 F350 Dually Quad Cab Long Bed. I've been driving it for thousands of miles and for the most part, it's been fine. However, while ...
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Interesting abet comical thread - frame flexing.
If one were to do some Youtube searches you'll likely find videos where trucks from "the big three" are all driven on/over grossly uneven terrain and the frame flexing/twisting (or NOT!) of each OEM was shown and documented.
Generally speaking some OEM's are worse than others and some years are better (and worse!) than others.
IMHO: when it comes to trucks it is just a fact of life.
I currently have a 2017 Ford and if I look and watch for it, I can see my cabover nose bouncing around. (similar to what it was doing on my 1997 Ford)
Other then having a platform under my camper to raise it up far enough to where the cab of the truck (and the crud Ford stuck on top of it) and the underside of my cabover has +2in clearance (to account for bounce/flex) I don't really care.
- Mark0.
If one were to do some Youtube searches you'll likely find videos where trucks from "the big three" are all driven on/over grossly uneven terrain and the frame flexing/twisting (or NOT!) of each OEM was shown and documented.
Generally speaking some OEM's are worse than others and some years are better (and worse!) than others.
IMHO: when it comes to trucks it is just a fact of life.
I currently have a 2017 Ford and if I look and watch for it, I can see my cabover nose bouncing around. (similar to what it was doing on my 1997 Ford)
Other then having a platform under my camper to raise it up far enough to where the cab of the truck (and the crud Ford stuck on top of it) and the underside of my cabover has +2in clearance (to account for bounce/flex) I don't really care.
- Mark0.
