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Went out and looked at cab and chassis and did a comparison from outside only. All are 4' from top of frame to cab top, or pretty close. A flatbed is going to raise that bout 8". Kind of a bummer there, the gap between the cab top and overhang is going to make things look out of sorts. Didn't measure the regular bed trucks but the GMC has the large gap also.
Between all 3 looking at the frame configuration and everything behind the cab the Chevrolet appealed the most to me, along with the independent front suspension.
Really, the ford 450/550 frame looked very similar to the 350 frame except frame bracing was riveted on behind the cab ahead of the axle. The dodge 450/550's did the same except they were welded. The chevrolet 3500 had the largest rear sway bar even among the class 4's and 5's and the spring pack looked very similar. The only large difference seemed to be the rear end sizing.
If there was someway to rid the large gap of the overhang and cab top. I wonder if other manufacturers are similar in their camper dimensions.
The bigfoot is 4' from bottom to overhang, and I measured 5' from bottom of overhang to top of a/c fyi.
Between all 3 looking at the frame configuration and everything behind the cab the Chevrolet appealed the most to me, along with the independent front suspension.
Really, the ford 450/550 frame looked very similar to the 350 frame except frame bracing was riveted on behind the cab ahead of the axle. The dodge 450/550's did the same except they were welded. The chevrolet 3500 had the largest rear sway bar even among the class 4's and 5's and the spring pack looked very similar. The only large difference seemed to be the rear end sizing.
If there was someway to rid the large gap of the overhang and cab top. I wonder if other manufacturers are similar in their camper dimensions.
The bigfoot is 4' from bottom to overhang, and I measured 5' from bottom of overhang to top of a/c fyi.
