I have all 3/4 ton. Sme gas, some diesel. Some reg,ext, and crew. Parked next to a new ford today with diesel which was pretty quite running, made my 2012 3/4 4 door look small. That ford definitely sit or sat higher than mine. I jumped into a new one here yesterday, they sure make you feel like your sitting tall and riding large. What does ford do differently than gm to make trucks look high, ride taller and give the idea of bigness.
Why fords sit higher than my gm trucks? Or so it seems
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I want to know what happens when you get old and you can't climb into the truck anymore.
Do you pay to have it lowered?
Heck, even my 05' F-150 is high. Have to use the running boards to get in and out. Only thing making it slightly taller than stock is a shade bigger tires and timbrens in the front.
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Do you pay to have it lowered?
Heck, even my 05' F-150 is high. Have to use the running boards to get in and out. Only thing making it slightly taller than stock is a shade bigger tires and timbrens in the front.
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http://www.pickupspecialties.com/Power_Step/powerstep_automatic_retracting_running_board.htmWhite Gardens;1725553 said:
Electric drop down step (or running board in this instance)
I will never understand why everyone thinks a solid front axle is so much stronger, I'm an ase certified tech with 15 years experience. I see so many solid axles blowing through ball joints, u joints and extremely over priced track bars. Sure chevys ifs wears inner tie rods and idler arms fast but the parts are inexpensive and easy to replace. In my experience ball joints wear about the same on both styles. I've only witnessed a couple cv shafts break and most were half ton. I'll definitely stick to my great driving plenty capable 3/4 ton ifs, even if it does sit a little lower then a ford. Anyway my pen is plenty big enough that I don't need an over sized truck to make up for anything lol
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Some have strayed away from IFS because of this:myzx6;1725665 said:
http://www.plowsite.com/showthread.php?t=48956&highlight=frame+gussets
http://www.plowsite.com/showthread.php?t=81052&page=3
Easily fixed if you are proactive about it, vs waiting till something happens.
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maxwellp;1725370 said:![Image]()
Dodge with an 8 inch lift.
You're not very intelligent are you?maxwellp;1725428 said:![Image]()
No lift. It is 8 inches taller, but whatever. I like the lifted over stock for plowing.
Top picture of your truck is clearly a 2500. Looks to be stock height, maybe a leveling kit with around a 285 size tire. Plow head gear proves that it's not lifted if the distance from the tires to the body didn't give enough of an idea.
Bottom picture is of a 1500. Completely different truck then your maroon dodge with the v plow on it. I bet a 4-6" lift with 34-35" tires would get it to about the same height as your 2500. Still not an 8" lift and definitely not on your 2500.
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