Ram dually vs Ford dually Frame Flex Comparison
Interesting vid. Should they be strong enough to bend, or is a rigid frame better? Frame Flex Vid
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Just talking about a 'boxed', or a 'C section' is out of context
A 'C section' can be way stronger than a 'boxed'.
So much depends...on the wall thickness, the over all section size.
Whether 'C', 'boxed', 'I beam', etc
Then their alloy and hardness
On hardness...iron...as it ages becomes harder and brittle. Why I've
never liked the tempered and/or worked to harden frame members.
Plus the work hardening from using the vehicle. The more it is pushed,
the more it will work harden. Both number of cycles and how far into
the elasticity limits just before plasticity
Think about this: a fully boxed frame of a 10,000 GVWR truck frame
vs a C channel frame of a 40,000 GVWR truck will have the C channel
much stronger...
A 'C section' can be way stronger than a 'boxed'.
So much depends...on the wall thickness, the over all section size.
Whether 'C', 'boxed', 'I beam', etc
Then their alloy and hardness
On hardness...iron...as it ages becomes harder and brittle. Why I've
never liked the tempered and/or worked to harden frame members.
Plus the work hardening from using the vehicle. The more it is pushed,
the more it will work harden. Both number of cycles and how far into
the elasticity limits just before plasticity
Think about this: a fully boxed frame of a 10,000 GVWR truck frame
vs a C channel frame of a 40,000 GVWR truck will have the C channel
much stronger...
