I've noticed on my new 29er mountain bike that the larger tires roll over obstacles which my 26er would either jam into or require a wheelie to smooth out the transition. The same would apply to trucks as a smaller tire would impact higher on the tire.
The 2015 model went to even larger brakes from past coil sprung models, and making use of the exhaust brake and a manual downshift slows the truck in a hurry. Even with my 38" tires.
My not so stock F350 soaks up washboards decently. Long wheelbase, large tires with tall sidewalls aired down, long travel, and moderately higher speeds. Using 4wd helps prevent the front wheels from diving down into the troughs.
When the washboards become whoops, the speed drops to a crawl.
Most modern gasoline vehicles will fry the electronics if they encounter water depths of the video a few posts back. Older mechanical diesels not relying on complex circuit boards can run as long as they get air and the fuel doesn't get contaminated.
My brother has a lifting system on the ceiling of his garage. Backs in underneath, hooks up the lifting points and undoes the mounting fasteners and then raises the RTT and drives out.
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I would avoid a Ford 6.4L. Might consider one as a roller if condition is very good and swap in a 6BT.
The only point I will concur on is the adjust-ability of height, but that can be also attained by using OUO adjustable coil levelers. There is no way a 6" shorter spring can yield the same amount of travel. A quality shock (King, Fox, RadFlo) can be rebuilt. If you need to swap spring, it's much...
Longbed for me. I need the 8' length for building materials for my real job, and the ability to transport a fleet of skis for my part-time seasonal job.
8' = pickup truck, 6.5' (or less) = pickup car. :D
There isn't any section of road in North America where you will approach that speed legally. They can't enforce a tire speed rating if you can't drive fast enough to exceed it.
If you change out the radius arms, OUO should be the only consideration. Some will say PMF does the same thing, but while they tried to copy OUO (who did the R&D) they missed out on a few subtle details and do not perform the same.
I won't have a heavy duty truck without OUO traction bars...
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