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horton333
Dec 02, 2016Explorer
We Cant Wait wrote:
No wonder that truck bent in the middle, 1) a very big heavy TC with about a 3' rear over hang and 2) a good sized trl (probably heavy) with an extended tongue. Talk about the 2 turning into 1 BIG LEVER prying down on the rear of the truck.
Understood, but that is my unspoken intend of my jest in posting that picture. Physics should rule....not marketing specs and more to the point the assumption that there is something inherently better about a truck frame style construction. In fact a unibody is significantly more rigid and stronger for a given weight, that's why they use them in cars. The need for the flat bed in a truck leads to a big compromise on frame rigidity (although much less so when the truck frame is mated to an SUV body).
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