Steering/Ride Quality of Big Three HD trucks
I have had two Ford diesels- an 05 with the famous death wobble. I then went half ton for awhile but then got a '13 Powerstroke. The steering wheel would still move with every imperfection in the road...
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I've had a lot of Chevys: '01 dually, '02 2500, '05 dually, '07 3500 SRW. I thought they all handled very nice. In fact the duallys rode better and handled better than either of the car's my wife's had ('05 Chevy Cobalt, '05 Toyotal Corolla.) I can't imagine the steering needing any improvements.
Last year my boss supplied me with a work truck, an '03 Ford F-350. I thought it handled terrible. The steering was down right scary. The tires were nearly bald so we put on new tires. No change. I took the truck for an alignment because I thought it must be way off. :"No", said the shop, "we aligned it but it was very close. Why did you think it was out." It told them I thought the steering was terrible and I was comparing it to the Chevy's I've always had. The mechanic said "Oh, we hear that all the time. People coming from a Chevy to a Ford always complain about the steering. Ford's just don't steer as well as Chevys."
So, there's my experience for you.
As far as buying a truck, I've kept buying Chevys because they've given me excellent service as work trucks in my business. This Ford I'm driving, by comparison, starts hard, idles ruff, has no power, handles terrible, etc.
Get a Duramax, no older than '04.5, and you'll be happy.
Last year my boss supplied me with a work truck, an '03 Ford F-350. I thought it handled terrible. The steering was down right scary. The tires were nearly bald so we put on new tires. No change. I took the truck for an alignment because I thought it must be way off. :"No", said the shop, "we aligned it but it was very close. Why did you think it was out." It told them I thought the steering was terrible and I was comparing it to the Chevy's I've always had. The mechanic said "Oh, we hear that all the time. People coming from a Chevy to a Ford always complain about the steering. Ford's just don't steer as well as Chevys."
So, there's my experience for you.
As far as buying a truck, I've kept buying Chevys because they've given me excellent service as work trucks in my business. This Ford I'm driving, by comparison, starts hard, idles ruff, has no power, handles terrible, etc.
Get a Duramax, no older than '04.5, and you'll be happy.
