2015 weight loss effect on towing and payloads?
01-14-2014, 07:27 PM
#23
Senior Member
LOL They did. My 99 F250LD has the F250HD transmission and 10.25 7 lug rear end. Stronger torsion rods, LT tires etc.
I'm going to get 2014 XLT but going to keep the 250LD. I need something to keep my '89 fullsize bronco company. All three ordered from factory.
I'm going to get 2014 XLT but going to keep the 250LD. I need something to keep my '89 fullsize bronco company. All three ordered from factory.
01-14-2014, 08:50 PM
#24
Senior Member
Even the engine in my 07 Ram Cummins was made in Mexico; the tag said so. I loved the 5.9L, economical and strong.
You say the F-150 doesn't feel as "planted" as the Cummins......try a newer Ram 1500 with coil spring rear suspension. I had one it was terrible when towing. In my opinion the F-150 has a way more stable suspension and the EB is about the closest engine you can get to a diesel.
01-14-2014, 10:01 PM
#25
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Just gonna throw throw out the fact that the 6.7 Cummins likes to blow head gaskets. The kicker is that nobody can seem to keep them from blowing either. Head studs, new gaskets, nothing is fool-proof at this time. Cummins is not the engine it used to be. All diesels are the same these days, overly complex and super expensive to fix.
I also agree that a 1/2 ton has its limits, and some people tow loads with a 1/2 ton that should be behind a 3/4 - 1-ton
The day i start towing a 9000+ pound trailer regularly, the F150 gets traded for a SuperDuty
Just some insight.
I also agree that a 1/2 ton has its limits, and some people tow loads with a 1/2 ton that should be behind a 3/4 - 1-ton
The day i start towing a 9000+ pound trailer regularly, the F150 gets traded for a SuperDuty
Just some insight.
Even the 5.9s don't like boost north of 40 lbs.
Also head studs are the fix for most.
Turbo issues seem few and far between.
Seems like the duramax and cummins issues are all related to the emissions stuff. Sensors, def issues, etc
01-14-2014, 11:51 PM
#26
I almost never see thous what's the last year they made them?
01-14-2014, 11:54 PM
#27
Even the engine in my 07 Ram Cummins was made in Mexico; the tag said so. I loved the 5.9L, economical and strong.
You say the F-150 doesn't feel as "planted" as the Cummins......try a newer Ram 1500 with coil spring rear suspension. I had one it was terrible when towing. In my opinion the F-150 has a way more stable suspension and the EB is about the closest engine you can get to a diesel.
You say the F-150 doesn't feel as "planted" as the Cummins......try a newer Ram 1500 with coil spring rear suspension. I had one it was terrible when towing. In my opinion the F-150 has a way more stable suspension and the EB is about the closest engine you can get to a diesel.
01-15-2014, 12:13 AM
#28
Senior Member
01-15-2014, 12:54 AM
#29
See? It works in monkeys!
