Full pics & some info... 2017 Super Duty

mich800 wrote:

transamz9 wrote:

mich800 wrote:

Hannibal wrote:
I remember going from my '01.5 Cummins Ram to my '03 Cummins Ram for the common rail Cummins. The ride with the new cheaper hydroformed chassis was jittery compared to the C-channel chassis of the previous Rams. I've never had the need or desire to drive my F250 loaded to capacity up a set of offset ramps to the point of hanging tires so I still prefer the C-channel chassis. But, Ford is finally following suit on stepping down to the "cheaper" manufactured hydroformed chassis. Good that they're not going with the spindly little aluminum control arm/dried up ball joint assemblies. :B

That "test" was a huge farce. Other than the fact the odds of putting a vehicle designed to tow and haul in that scenario is slim, they intentionally loaded the Ford to have all the weight on the two cross tires where the Ram was balanced on three wheels. But made for good infotainment.

I do believe all three trucks they did in the test were loaded the same. Where do you get your info from?

Watch the video closely. When they pull down on the rear wheel of the Ram it hardly rocks because it is not directly pivoting on the left rear and right front but has weight on all three wheels. When they pull down of the Ford you can see they have it more so all the weight in on those two wheels. It pulled down easy. I am not saying the frame does not flex but this was a staged marketing commercial just like the other manufactures do. So all they accomplished was show what happens to the Ford with two wheels off the ground and what happens to the Ram with one tire off the ground.