I drove everything 3 times before I set my sights on my Tundra and after the fisrt drive of the tundra nothing else had a chance. I'm up to 38K
and tow a 13-14,000lb load and it pulls and drives with great control. No frame, drivetrain, brakes, squeaks, rattles, air leaks - nothing. That C/Box stuff is hype. GO Tundra and like most of us here you will thoroughly enjoy it.
I'll worry about my open C channel when I hear about someone cracking their frame. As far as I know, it hasn't happened yet, under normal conditions. I think there may be a few features that could be improved upon in the Tundra but changing the frame isn't one of them.
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As long as you're not jumping your truck Mickey Thompson sytle, the Tundra rear section C frame is engeneered to do what its supposed to, and for a very long time. I got 30K miles so far and it rides and feels the same as day 1.
I put my tundra through more stress and strain than anyone else that owns a Tundra, I pretty much guarantee. I haven't posted in some time, but anyone else that remembers my previous post can assure you that I haul quite a bit of weight on a daily basis.
With close to 80k miles, I have yet to have any mechanical problems associated with the trans or engine. Last month I hauled nearly 1.5 million lbs worth of material and machinery to different parts of Houston, Texas and Louisiana! I average nearly 11k-13k lbs worth of equipment on each load depending on what size gooseneck trailer I need to use. I have a 28ft, (2)30ft and 40ft trailer.
Today I hauled 10 valves that weight 1100 lbs a piece on my 30ft'r. The Tundra and 30ft'r weigh 12,100lbs. This keeps me under the 26k gross that I am allowed. Mind you, I haul this on a daily basis and sometime on the weekend. I currently own two Tundras and a 3500 Dodge dually.
I posted some pics awhile back, but I can't remember what thread it was in. I'll post some next week. I never think to take pics, but I'll start taking some. I should have taken pics today of a 300 42x42 wooden pallets I had to haul for a company.
The whole boxed frame business is marketing bs. I had a 07 sierra with the boxed frame. It rode much stiffer. Didn't tow anywhere near as good as the tundra. It also squeaked like a mofo.
Tunda is as tight as day 1 with 35k miles. Ford can suck it with there boxed frame propoganda.
That's a bit of a stretch... they don't do it just for marketing. Each have their own design and each have their design specs & reasons for those specs. Marketing just makes use of what the engineers come up with to "their advantage"... including Toyota marketers.
I'm with you on the boxed frame big tool. Frames are supposed to flex, otherwise they'll break.
Take a look at an airplane wing next time you fly commercially. Ever wonder why they flex?
A frame (or wing) that flexes prior to breaking will take more stress and larger loads then a stiff frame (or wing). With no flex, your ride will be very harsh too unless you replace the suspension.
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That's a bit of a stretch... they don't do it just for marketing. Each have their own design and each have their design specs & reasons for those specs. Marketing just makes use of what the engineers come up with to "their advantage"... including Toyota marketers.
Yea I know but ford is really desperate. There really isn't a single test the ford can oust the tundra in, other than twisting the frame which is just silly.
I can't ever think of a time back when we owned a 97 c channel Ford thinking to myself "Wow I wish the frame were stiffer".
All I remember is wow I wish we had about 100 more hp so this thing would maintain highway speeds alittle better.
Truck frames have never been an issue; at least not in 1/2 tons. It's always been an issue of power and rear springs imo.
Re: Tundra frame - does it really matter?
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