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j-d
Nov 12, 2015Explorer II
pianotuna wrote:
There are also some builders now using the Ford E-550 which has a great deal more carrying capacity.
F-F-F-550 yes. Ford tried an E-550 a few years ago. Some airport "bus" coaches and a few RV's got on it, but apparently it didn't generate the volume needed to keep it going. More capacity front and rear than E-450, 19.5" wheels... To me, the most interesting feature was it had a SINGLE I-Beam Front Axle! Not supposed to ride as well as Twin-I-Beam, but more rugged, much tighter turn circle, and goodbye to all that Caster Talk. The E-550 had front fender flares to accommodate the extra axle width.
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