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**BEEFCAKE-NMCB1** · 09-11-2007, 03:08 PM

So the Dodge has a Dana straight axle in front right. A man axle that will last when someone buys a truck to work and not show.

Gravel · 09-11-2007, 03:11 PM

Yes, the Dodge and the Ford Superduty do.

justgotback · 09-11-2007, 03:12 PM

I drive a Dodge as well. You made a great choice. In a year you will be singing Dodge praises. The diesel engines will last you for as long as you own it!

**BEEFCAKE-NMCB1** · 09-11-2007, 03:18 PM

I like the look of the 08 Ford but with Ford swapping motors every year, I believe I will sit back and watch the 6.4 Power Stroke for a year or two, also my Uncle is getting like 10 miles to the gallon in his new ford. That Cummins is over 17MPG on the Highway.

kat1950 · 09-11-2007, 03:20 PM

Cummins engine is a winner, never impressed with Dura Max, I wish my Ford spuer duty diesel was half of what the Cummins is,my 2005 and 2006 Super Duty nothing but problems.

phaetos · 09-11-2007, 03:21 PM

It is half .. that's the problem

It takes 2 turbo's in series on the new Ford's to equal the same output of the Dodge and Chevy single turbo designs. That sucks in my opinion.

phaetos · 09-11-2007, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravel

The reason being that an IFS suspension has no place in an HD truck. If you look closer at the first pic you will see a snapped tie rod, second pic will show you a very bent tie rod and the tow truck is what it took to get the thing home.. This was all done trying to pull a trailer out of a ditch...

Ahhh yes ... I see. That's not a good thing. Though you can say the trailer shouldn't have been in the ditch to start with

**BEEFCAKE-NMCB1** · 09-11-2007, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kat1950

Cummins engine is a winner, never impressed with Dura Max, I wish my Ford spuer duty diesel was half of what the Cummins is,my 2005 and 2006 Super Duty nothing but problems.

Let me guess the heads. My buddy is a mechanic at the Ford dealer and said that he has replaced so many heads on the 6.0 Power Strokes that it is unbelievable. I know another business owner who's fleet is Ford Super Duty's all between 04 and 06 and they stay screwed up in the shop.

Saulnier · 09-11-2007, 03:25 PM

Owned an 03 quad cab 2500 6spd HO cummins powered dodge.
Shifting got old until I figured out that you could start out in 2nd and then skip to 4th and then to 6th. Would easily run way over the speed limit at max payload. ( over 100) (Stock) Never took it back to the dealer. Not once. Had to give up the $$$ monthly payment though when I changed jobs and only travled 2 miles to and from work. That truck would get 22 mpg on the hwy regularly.
The 06, 07+ auto transmissions are good pieces from what I hear. Got a buddy with an 06 4X4 HO mega cab. Towes an 8K LBS power washing trailer with it 5 nights per week at about 80 miles distance per night.

You made a great choice. Drive the snot out of it. Kinda like and XD. Shoot it as much as possible.

**BEEFCAKE-NMCB1** · 09-11-2007, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saulnier

Owned an 03 quad cab 2500 6spd HO cummins powered dodge.
Shifting got old until I figured out that you could start out in 2nd and then skip to 4th and then to 6th. Would easily run way over the speed limit at max payload. ( over 100) (Stock) Never took it back to the dealer. Not once. Had to give up the $$$ monthly payment though when I changed jobs and only travled 2 miles to and from work. That truck would get 22 mpg on the hwy regularly.
The 06, 07+ auto transmissions are good pieces from what I hear. Got a buddy with an 06 4X4 HO mega cab. Towes an 8K LBS power washing trailer with it 5 nights per week at about 80 miles distance per night.

You made a great choice. Drive the snot out of it. Kinda like and XD. Shoot it as much as possible.

Thanks, one question that puzzled me why do they offer a 6 speed manual, but then a 4 speed auto I was a bit surprised by that.

09-11-2007, 03:11 PM	#12
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09-11-2007, 03:21 PM	#16
phaetos XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 568	It is half .. that's the problem It takes 2 turbo's in series on the new Ford's to equal the same output of the Dodge and Chevy single turbo designs. That sucks in my opinion. __________________ XD-9 Subbie 1895 Chilean Mauser 1981 Yugoslavian M59/66 SKS The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. - Sir George Bernard Shaw Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759 Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth. - George Washington

09-11-2007, 03:25 PM	#19
Saulnier XDTalk Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: TEXAS Posts: 34	Owned an 03 quad cab 2500 6spd HO cummins powered dodge. Shifting got old until I figured out that you could start out in 2nd and then skip to 4th and then to 6th. Would easily run way over the speed limit at max payload. ( over 100) (Stock) Never took it back to the dealer. Not once. Had to give up the $$$ monthly payment though when I changed jobs and only travled 2 miles to and from work. That truck would get 22 mpg on the hwy regularly. The 06, 07+ auto transmissions are good pieces from what I hear. Got a buddy with an 06 4X4 HO mega cab. Towes an 8K LBS power washing trailer with it 5 nights per week at about 80 miles distance per night. You made a great choice. Drive the snot out of it. Kinda like and XD. Shoot it as much as possible. __________________ "Duct Tape doesn't Rust." " 911, please hold?????"

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09-11-2007, 03:08 PM	#11
BEEFCAKE-NMCB1 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 564	So the Dodge has a Dana straight axle in front right. A man axle that will last when someone buys a truck to work and not show.

09-11-2007, 03:18 PM	#14
BEEFCAKE-NMCB1 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 564	I like the look of the 08 Ford but with Ford swapping motors every year, I believe I will sit back and watch the 6.4 Power Stroke for a year or two, also my Uncle is getting like 10 miles to the gallon in his new ford. That Cummins is over 17MPG on the Highway.

09-11-2007, 03:20 PM	#15
kat1950 XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: central florida Posts: 49	Cummins engine is a winner, never impressed with Dura Max, I wish my Ford spuer duty diesel was half of what the Cummins is,my 2005 and 2006 Super Duty nothing but problems.