Turtle n Peeps wrote:
ShinerBock wrote:
Why is the bed so tall in the new Fords? The same reason why the beds got taller on the GM and Ram trucks when they went with fully boxed frames in the rear. The benefit of C channel frames of the older body styles where lower bed heights.
I know what you are saying SHinerBock but if they are tying to save weight the manufactures are doing a piss poor job. Look at the weight of a lets say 06 Duramax (my truck)and the weight of a 18 Duramax.
I just got home from working on a 66 Burb. I thing it weights 4,600 LBS. What does a newer 3/4 Burb weigh?
The new vehicles are PIGS and are getting more piggy every year!
They only recently started to try and save weight because the new EPA phase 2 was only finalized a few short years(2016) ago and will be gradually implemented from 2021-2027 for Class 2B and up vehicles. Up till now, these trucks were exempt allowing the manufacturers to make them bigger and bigger so they can have the hardware to match these exorbitant towing numbers they are rated at. With the new standards finalized, I have no doubts you will see these HD truck manufacturers do more and more to increase fuel economy. Or at least enough to get as high as they can on the test which hardly reflects the real world.
Final Rule for Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles - Phase 2
