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jefe_4x4
Jun 10, 2017Explorer
Burning man,
I haven't seen alloy wheels that will take that much weight, so the steelies. I had this problem when overbuilding my TC and now have those same ugly painted steel wheels of which you speak.
We can all see things that could be done differently to suit our bias, but all in all, its a well thought out machine. Do i read this right that a rig that massive has only a cassette toilet? For me, I thought an F-550 would be the ticket for the base vehicle of this magnitude. Larger frame; bigger axles, brakes, and bearings; higher load rating.
I wonder if the builder thought about frame flex and has a 3 or 4 point flat bed under there? My guess is; not. The Host sits too low for that. Fords traditionally have the flexiest (no not sexiest) frame around. Have the newest Fords tightened up their frames? I'm afraid all my bias is old tech now.
jefe
I haven't seen alloy wheels that will take that much weight, so the steelies. I had this problem when overbuilding my TC and now have those same ugly painted steel wheels of which you speak.
We can all see things that could be done differently to suit our bias, but all in all, its a well thought out machine. Do i read this right that a rig that massive has only a cassette toilet? For me, I thought an F-550 would be the ticket for the base vehicle of this magnitude. Larger frame; bigger axles, brakes, and bearings; higher load rating.
I wonder if the builder thought about frame flex and has a 3 or 4 point flat bed under there? My guess is; not. The Host sits too low for that. Fords traditionally have the flexiest (no not sexiest) frame around. Have the newest Fords tightened up their frames? I'm afraid all my bias is old tech now.
jefe
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