Old Chevy/GMC vs Ford bed bend video

[skyactiv]

 

[Whipcitywrencher]

Cool video, very interesting.
Thanks for posting.

 

[Snagglefoot]

Thanks for the post. Very interesting, however not too worrisome for the majority of the asphalt queens out there. You'd have to do some serious off-roading to achieve that sort of flex.

 

[MParr]

Another GM infomercial. That's a real unbiased video right there. I'll bet there was no sneaky special engineering involved either. Kind of like, the hamburgers you see in TV commercials always look better than the ones you get at the restaurant.

 

[bullwinkle]

That's actually frame flex-I don't think it means a lot in real life situations, vast majority of the time all 4 wheels are on level ground anyway.

 

[tcp71]

Ford 350s and up still dominate the commercial market for workhorse trucks. That is also 8 years old.

 

[joegreen]

Sometimes frame flex is wanted and engineered into the vehicle. Just look at the unimog. The frame is part of the suspension. Also I believe that Ford frame has been the same since the late late 90s.

 

[PPWarrior]

Just buy a Helicopter

 

[Tomioka]

Dang that's an old video back when people were arguing between fully-boxed and c-frame chassis and how excessive bed shake was a big deal.

 

[demarpaint]

No Ram, I wonder why?

 

[Rand]

hmm old chevy infomercial nothing to see here.

 

[mrsilv04]

Originally Posted by demarpaint
No Ram, I wonder why?


Couldn't get it to start? Transmission fell out?

 

[Cujet]

Do the test again with half ton trucks of various years and the results differ.

 

[supton]

*plans to stay very quiet and stay out of this discussion*

 

[brages]

Stiffer bed = higher sides = less utility