Gas ford f250 vs Chevy Silverado 2500 towing.

Grit dog wrote:

rjstractor wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
Ralph, every truck is gonna bounce with 80lbs in the tires and an empty bed running down a rough highway to pickup a load of rebar. Drop the tire pressure for better ride or keep it up for the loads.
Still trying to remember the traditional trickiness of the F250s I've had compared to the Chevys. Can't just yet, but I'm sure it'll come to me.....
(Btw I thought they drove fine)

I get what he's talking about, but it was MUCH more pronounced when Ford still used the twin I beam (or twin traction beam on 4x4) suspension. Those trucks IMO drove fine but they did require a little more attention going down the road, especially Dad's old '86 F250. I've owned two but have driven (and still drive) trucks with that suspension a lot. I've also owned two GM trucks with the IFS and they just drive a little tighter. The newest Fords drive night and day better than the older ones, but it's still nothing like my VW Golf wagon. I haven't really driven a GM truck newer than about 2010 but I imagine if anything they are still great. Long story short, all the new trucks drive WAY better than their predecessors and you can't go wrong with any of them!

Ohhhh, he was comparing to the old TTB front axles? My mistake. I thought we were talking about new(er) trucks in this thread. I should have known......

The rebar hauling truck with the traditional trickiness is a 2016 I believe.....when you dump weight into the bed what I think you then end up with is transitional trickiness but trickiness still the same.

That's my new go to phrase. I was asked by a general contractor yesterday a technical question about camber in the product we manufacturer. My response was the camber is due to its traditional trickiness and the tradition goes back to the products inception in the 1950's........60 or 70 years should be long enough to define something as traditional lol.