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Careful MagikMan...you could end up hijacking your own thread. [img]smile.gif[/img] Erm...and, actually *ON* topic. I happen to like SUV's. Sure, there are a lot of morons who have them and never use them for their intended purpose, but, simply saying 'lets get rid of all SUV's because *SOME* people mis-use them' is simple-minded and ignores the very real usefulness of said SUV's. As seen in the article Magik posted, they *CAN* have a positive effect. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Payload capacity, lb 1248 1200 GVWR, lb 7000 6800 GCWR, lb 14,000 15,000 Towing capacity, lb 8000 8700 the GVWR is 200 lbs to the Caddy advantage... although niether of the numbers add up (GCWR = GVWR for Truck + GVWR for Trailer), most of the Fords GCWR advantage is in towing capacity... which isn't a factor in calculating spring rating (well... it is a factor... but tongue load is just one more component of payload capacity, so it's buried in the above numbers.) While the Ford can PULL more than the Caddy, it can't carry more weight, which is the function of the springs. Pulling has more to do with engine, transmission, driveline, overall suspension design, and brakes... payload capacity is a factor, but not a primary factor. If you're talking about a Fifth wheel setup then it's different, but for a standard pull-behind tongue load should always be kept to a small value, so I don't think load capacity is usually a limiting factor. I'll concede that once you get big enough coil springs simply become to large to be useable, although I'd guess that the majority of those applications tend to go air (like semi tractors and trailors). However I don't agree that you can extrapolate such limitations down into the <7000lb GVW category of light trucks, where coil based solutions exist and perform well. But then again... I too am always happy to agree to disagree. |
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