Door Ding test.........kinda
05-09-2014, 08:11 PM
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Door Ding test.........kinda
As a former Cobra owner I still visit SVTPerformance.com and they seem to have the inside track on new Ford models. Well the site owner got a chance to make this video.........
During the 50th Mustang Celebration in Las Vegas, NV we found a 2015 F-150 parked next to a 2014 F-150. That gave us the idea to perform this impromptu unscientific test (we tried to apply the same amount of force on both trucks in the same areas of the doors) of panel strength. Needless to say, the 2015 F-150's door skin is far more "stiff" than the 2014's. This is due to the alloy of aluminum Ford chose for the 2015 F-150 and the increased section thickness of the panel compared to the outgoing model.
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05-11-2014, 10:03 AM
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GASP!!!! THEY TOUCHED IT!!!!!! Someone call someone!!!
So it doesn't flex as much...big whoop. It'll bend when something big hits it. Theres still a lot of real world proving ground to cover. Aluminum will either work..in which the other makes will follow with more Aluminum....OR it will be too cost prohibitive and problematic to justify its use. In which they will switch back to sheet metal and there will be a generation of soda can collectors items on the road.
Time will tell.
So it doesn't flex as much...big whoop. It'll bend when something big hits it. Theres still a lot of real world proving ground to cover. Aluminum will either work..in which the other makes will follow with more Aluminum....OR it will be too cost prohibitive and problematic to justify its use. In which they will switch back to sheet metal and there will be a generation of soda can collectors items on the road.
Time will tell.
05-11-2014, 10:24 AM
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Less flexing in my mind is rather a big deal. I find it a bit unsettling to slam a door in a current version F-150 and see not only the door panel ripple but the box panel rippling all the way back to the wheel well!
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05-11-2014, 12:17 PM
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GASP!!!! THEY TOUCHED IT!!!!!! Someone call someone!!!
So it doesn't flex as much...big whoop. It'll bend when something big hits it. Theres still a lot of real world proving ground to cover. Aluminum will either work..in which the other makes will follow with more Aluminum....OR it will be too cost prohibitive and problematic to justify its use. In which they will switch back to sheet metal and there will be a generation of soda can collectors items on the road.
Time will tell.
So it doesn't flex as much...big whoop. It'll bend when something big hits it. Theres still a lot of real world proving ground to cover. Aluminum will either work..in which the other makes will follow with more Aluminum....OR it will be too cost prohibitive and problematic to justify its use. In which they will switch back to sheet metal and there will be a generation of soda can collectors items on the road.
Time will tell.
05-11-2014, 02:03 PM
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GASP!!!! THEY TOUCHED IT!!!!!! Someone call someone!!!
So it doesn't flex as much...big whoop. It'll bend when something big hits it. Theres still a lot of real world proving ground to cover. Aluminum will either work..in which the other makes will follow with more Aluminum....OR it will be too cost prohibitive and problematic to justify its use. In which they will switch back to sheet metal and there will be a generation of soda can collectors items on the road.
Time will tell.
So it doesn't flex as much...big whoop. It'll bend when something big hits it. Theres still a lot of real world proving ground to cover. Aluminum will either work..in which the other makes will follow with more Aluminum....OR it will be too cost prohibitive and problematic to justify its use. In which they will switch back to sheet metal and there will be a generation of soda can collectors items on the road.
Time will tell.
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05-11-2014, 06:03 PM
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GASP!!!! THEY TOUCHED IT!!!!!! Someone call someone!!!
So it doesn't flex as much...big whoop. It'll bend when something big hits it. Theres still a lot of real world proving ground to cover. Aluminum will either work..in which the other makes will follow with more Aluminum....OR it will be too cost prohibitive and problematic to justify its use. In which they will switch back to sheet metal and there will be a generation of soda can collectors items on the road.
Time will tell.
So it doesn't flex as much...big whoop. It'll bend when something big hits it. Theres still a lot of real world proving ground to cover. Aluminum will either work..in which the other makes will follow with more Aluminum....OR it will be too cost prohibitive and problematic to justify its use. In which they will switch back to sheet metal and there will be a generation of soda can collectors items on the road.
Time will tell.