mechanicaladvantage

Is the turning radius improved for the 6.5’ Crew cab?

I always found it exceptionally wide on the 2015-20s compared to competitors.

Wondering if Ford improved on this.

Ricktwuhk

2021 is 51.1 feet. https://media.ford.com/content/dam/f...ical-Specs.pdf No change from 2015 - 2020.
I believe that's an increase of 0.7 feet, i.e. 8.4 inches.

mechanicaladvantage

That link does not seem to work for me.

so you think there is an increase in turning radius from the 2015-20?

Ricktwuhk

That is what I wrote.

Source was incorrect.

mechanicaladvantage

Thats what I thought but I wanted to be clear.

Therefore wanted to confirm.

Thanks for your patience.

Steel City 07

So that means a crew cab 8’ bed F450 (176” wheelbase) has a smaller turning radius than the two longest F150s (157” and 163”). The 2019 F450 is only 50.4’ curb to curb.

That’s actually impressive on the part of the F450...

mechanicaladvantage

My friend claimed his Dads F250 turned sharper than his F150 157”.

I thought Ford might have tightened it up a bit on the new gen. The length is workable but a tighter turn radius would help. The last I drove a GM it seemed tighter also.

dsims

My guess is the Super Duty's ride higher from the factory, and have more available cramp angle for steering. I used to drive an International utility truck, and I swear the front tires could angle nearly 80 degrees and that truck could almost turn around in its own length.

Ricktwuhk

Not hard to find, link was pasted from my tablet. Here's the link - https://media.ford.com/content/dam/f...Tech_Specs.pdf


The same document for 2020 doesn't have the radius. https://media.ford.com/content/dam/f...-TechSpecs.pdf

In pulling what I found yesterday for the 2015 - 2020, it appears the source said 2020 when in fact it was 2010... I found this source for 2020, which shows there was NOT a change. https://www.caranddriver.com/ford/f-150-2020/specs

For the F250, here's the specs, indication a bigger radius, not smaller. https://www.caranddriver.com/ford/super-duty/specs

Steel City 07

Note that that specification only applies to the F450. The F250 and F350 have longer turning radii.

The F450 has a much wider front axle than the F250 and F350SRW/DRW, and it has the capability to turn even sharper than the F150/F250/F350.

In terms of turning radii, from shortest to longest:
F450
F150
F250/F350 4x4
F250/F350 4x2

This is also dependent on wheelbase. Obviously a 122” WB F150 will out-turn a 176” WB F450. But the 176” WB F450 seems to beat out every other truck 157” or longer.

The absolute worst turning radius is in the F250/F350 SRW/DRW 4x2 176” wheelbase.