Tundra Bolt Size Video

dr.mediocre · June 8, 2007

If this has been posted before.... Sorry. If not, its pretty interesting to watch. I wish that the Chevrolet bolt had been available. Also, if you look closely, you can see a Ford Powerpoint in the background.

http://cardatablog.wordpress.com/2007/06/0...ndra-bolt-size/

Erik F · June 8, 2007

its possible the smaller bolt could be stronger than the bigger bolt depending on what they are made of and how.

2500HD 8.1 · June 8, 2007

its possible the smaller bolt could be stronger than the bigger bolt depending on what they are made of and how.

I agree. This is Ford's only response to the Tundra commercials showing the large brake rotors, large hitch receiver, and large rear axle. Ford can only say that their leaf spring bolts are bigger. How cheesey. In the TV commercial, you can see the Chevy bolt, and its just a little smaller than the Ford bolt.

I have owned 2 Ford F-250 Powerstrokes in the past, and they are not bad trucks. I would never buy a F-150 though, and I would buy a Toyota before a Ford. But of course, that would be if there are no Chevys or GMCs anymore.

04z71steve · June 8, 2007

all i have to say is... they can boast all they want about there new "truck" but until they can prove that all this bigger equipmen tis somewhat "better" i'm not impressed, the truck looks goofy to me... i was born and raised a chevy kid bye my dad... and i will remain one as will my kids

Giant · June 8, 2007

Toyota's whole Tundra marketing campaign is farked anyway. I love the idea that you build a truck to hold a ton, pull 5, and then try to compair it to a half ton pickup. Wakeup people... its NOT A HALF TON. when is a half ton, not a half ton? When its build like a 1 ton.

You really want to compair something? Compair the parts from a 3500HD and a Tundra and tell me how close they are.

Erik F · June 8, 2007

If you compare the tundra to a 2500...I think you will find the price to be closer than if you compare a tundra to a 1500 chevy...so in that respect I think you're on to something...3500 vs tundra the tundra will die.

C & A s Dad · June 8, 2007

I would agree with Giant on this one.

s-one · June 8, 2007

There is a lot more of those Ford proofing ground videos here. Includes bed bounce comparisons with the Tundra, Ford and Chevy.

J45p3r · June 9, 2007

There is a lot more of those Ford proofing ground videos here. Includes bed bounce comparisons with the Tundra, Ford and Chevy.

Holy crap, that Tundra box was all over the place.

SierraLeone · June 9, 2007

its possible the smaller bolt could be stronger than the bigger bolt depending on what they are made of and how.

i r n ingineer. Yes, a smaller bolt can be stronger than a larger bolt. There are many, many factors at play here (material, annealing, coating, length, diameter, etc., etc., etc.).

Rosedog · June 9, 2007

its possible the smaller bolt could be stronger than the bigger bolt depending on what they are made of and how.

i r n ingineer. Yes, a smaller bolt can be stronger than a larger bolt. There are many, many factors at play here (material, annealing, coating, length, diameter, etc., etc., etc.).

HOLY CRAP the deflection in the frame was interesting. Over 3" on the Tundra and not even an 1" on the F150. Wonder what the Silverado would deflect to.

I"m impressed with the halfshaft video too.

jsbossert · June 9, 2007

did you hear about ford trucks being USED for setting up the commercial for the tundra! They were doing all the work for the set!

SierraLeone · June 9, 2007

its possible the smaller bolt could be stronger than the bigger bolt depending on what they are made of and how.

i r n ingineer. Yes, a smaller bolt can be stronger than a larger bolt. There are many, many factors at play here (material, annealing, coating, length, diameter, etc., etc., etc.).

HOLY CRAP the deflection in the frame was interesting. Over 3" on the Tundra and not even an 1" on the F150. Wonder what the Silverado would deflect to.

I"m impressed with the halfshaft video too.

Well, frame deflection is a whole other matter. My wife hates the "floaty" ride of my truck (she drives a Pilot). I have tried to explain that a 1/2 ton truck will be "floaty" until you load it up with a half-ton load, but she still does not understand. The real questions lies with how well the truck performs under load, day-in and day-out. This is tough to determine for a commercial, let alone report with any fidelity.

dr.mediocre · June 11, 2007

There is a lot more of those Ford proofing ground videos here. Includes bed bounce comparisons with the Tundra, Ford and Chevy.

Thanks for posting the additional link S-one. I think the frame deflection video is pretty convincing. I do wish they had thrown the Silverado in the mix on that one.