Home

General

Trucks

PickupTrucks.com names the best half ton!



time noon Posted: 11/23/08 1:51 PM unknown
stangguystangguy
  1. Rep: 113.5
  2. Hometown:
  3. Joined: 04.04.08
  4. Online: No
  5. Posts: 382
  6. Member ID: #436
  7.  
  8. rss Fav News (0)
  9. heart gold l Fav Videos (0)
  10. video play My Videos (0)
The Ram is ok but it is not what a truck should be. If it was what a truck should be they would have not sacrificed towing for comfort. Now that dodge has that suspension system I wonder if ford could put the IRS system form the Expedition in the F150. That would be awesome.
---------------------------------------



time night Posted: 11/24/08 12:24 AM unknown
SVTmanSVTman
  1. Rep: 111.5
  2. Hometown:
  3. Joined: 04.02.08
  4. Online: No
  5. Posts: 907
  6. Member ID: #431
  7.  
  8. rss Fav News (0)
  9. heart gold l Fav Videos (0)
  10. video play My Videos (0)
And sacrifice payload? That's not what Ford does .. they just increased payload with bigger leafs, why use IRS? The only advantage of IRS is improved handling and ride quality, and the F150 is already at the top on both of those.
---------------------------------------
Photobucket


time morning Posted: 11/24/08 8:52 AM unknown
99TownCar99TownCar
  1. Rep: 100
  2. Hometown: Nebraska
  3. Joined: 06.15.08
  4. Online: No
  5. Posts: 414
  6. Member ID: #452
  7.  
  8. rss Fav News (0)
  9. heart gold l Fav Videos (0)
  10. video play My Videos (0)
The IRS system isn't really what they need, it would add weight and complexity, not to mention price. Maybe as an option on the Platinum trims, maybe even for the Raptor, but don't standardize it. The guys buying XL trim regular cab trucks don't give a shit about comfort, they want durability, reliability, capability.


time noon Posted: 11/27/08 12:09 PM unknown
stangguystangguy
  1. Rep: 113.5
  2. Hometown:
  3. Joined: 04.04.08
  4. Online: No
  5. Posts: 382
  6. Member ID: #436
  7.  
  8. rss Fav News (0)
  9. heart gold l Fav Videos (0)
  10. video play My Videos (0)
It would be good for the Fx4 and Raptor. You'd have more center ground clearance and you could make the bed deeper too. Plus it is basically bullet proof in the Expi. Hell, it can tow 9100 lbs. That's more than a SRA in the new F150 without the Heavy duty payload package. Actually, i found that some supercrews can tow 13000 lbs without the package.
---------------------------------------



Home

General

Trucks

PickupTrucks.com names the best half ton!



member Who's Online Viewing This Topic
member add 0 Members, member remove 0 Guests (based on activity over the past 5 minutes)

  1. tag pencil 49 Replies
  2. tag zoom 590 Views