Anyone planning on buying a 2017 F-350?
I had planned on ordering a new 2016 F-350 to haul our old Lance or a new 1062, but I waited around too long. I've never been fond of buying a brand new model vehicle.
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Thomas/NH wrote:
I bought a 2016 F250 and I'm sorry I did. Coming from a 2014 F150, ecoboost, HP payload, snowplow pkg. and max tow. It was a far better truck with almost the same load range. The cab was bigger, seats more comfortable, lower entry height, better lights and bigger bed. Going to F250 was like going back 17 year in technology. Yes, I will be buying a 2017! They are putting all the things I liked best about the 150 in the new truck. Now if they'd just go with independent front suspension like every other truck manufacture.
BTW: both trucks were the Lariat trim package and equipment. The reason for the change was the tongue weight (1600 lbs.) of my new trailer, even-though the 150 handled it very good.
I heard something about the steering being different, maybe something about steering assist in the F150, but not the F250/F350.
What is meant by independent front suspension?
I have 4 suspensions attached to 4 wheels. They are all independent of each other. Not one depends on the other.
Is the front suspension not independent on the RWD?
The Chevy/GMC is the only independent front axles that I know of.
I'm also not too sure if it makes a difference between solid axle versus independent axle when it comes to comfort. The big change was going from front leafs to coil, that I believe had to do with the vertical movement. There's also some suspension tuning that makes the rides different.
