Picked up the new home. Road warrior

mrxlh wrote:
A dually axle is a floater, your single is not, so yes, there is a ton of difference between the two as far as how they are built.

I don't know of any 3/4t or 1t SRW that have semi floating axles (unless they made light version at some point). Once you get down to the 1/2t trucks is where you find semi floating axle setups.

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Bedlam wrote:
That argument only holds true if you assume engineering create the specifications instead of accounting or marketing. The fact is that same equipment is under different names and specifications because is cheaper to stock less variety of parts and have less variation on assembly lines.

You're supporting my case. The "specifications" you cite that may be marketing or accounting driven are derived from engineering specifications. Do you really think an auto manufacturer in this day and age isn't going to have quantifiable support for their specifications that come from engineers? The "Big 3" employ massive legal departments that depend on this information for litigious purposes.

You missed the point completely. Even if a component is designed to certain rating, does not mean it is sold that way. If marketing needs less expensive price point without sourcing new parts and doing the design and testing behind it, they can rebadge the same part with a lower rating to target that demograghic.

Let's give you another comparison. GM could have sold same vehicle under Hummer, Cadillac, GMC, Chevrolet, Pontiac, Saturn and Buick to target different markets. They later realized that that they could fold some their divisions because the perceived diversity did not relate to a financial advantage. Just because they were badged differently did not mean they were unique other than the trim.