01WS6/tamu

iTrader: (36)

nope standard old bolts. I love my truck but my 98 chevy was built way better and it did go the distance.

Three6GMC

iTrader: (11)

**** the GMs look like the best ones! Dodge looks the weakest as it looks thin and flat. Ford looks like it uses thicker metal but still flat and 2 piece. The GM on looks to be the strongest because of the thickness and shape. All those dif angles add more regidity then what a flat plate would do.

Gbody6liter

Look at the actual control arm and where it attaches to the mount. GM uses nothing more than 12ga material stamped into a bucket shape. There's no reinforcement to speak of. The Ford and Mopar both have lots of metal and reinforcement around that area. You're not looking at the pictures right. There's only a small thin piece of stamped steel on either side of the control arm mount that holds it all together.

JCunningham

iTrader: (4)

wait a min they totaled it because the holes were oveled out? that could be fixed for $10 at a welding shop.

TXsilverado

iTrader: (19)

i would love to see that ovaled bolt hole without the bolt in the way to see what actually happened. without jumping to conclusions, it is totally possible that the bolt was torqued incorrectly and it slowly weared into it's current condition. it's also possible that your wreck caused it but i see cracked metal before an actual egg shape from smacking a curb. pull that bolt and look at the bolt....if the bolt is worn down i would be that it was already like that and was found after the wreck.

AKlowriderZ71

iTrader: (22)

^^^Reminds me of a ovaled cam gear bolt hole. No?

BIGDADDY1969

I dont know how an ins adjuster filed it totaled from that ... I had my stepson pull out in front an 80s model chevy and ripped damn near my whole front end and put $14k worth of damage and state farm is like nooe its not totaled.. My body shop i dealt with had to do a 1/4 frame replacement on whole fromt cap because if ins replaced whole frome it wuda benn $15k total n then wud been a total loss ..on my 08 back at end of yr of 2010 .. Ins comp's are sum mthr frs i tell ya

MyLS1Hauls

iTrader: (2)

Glaring obvious weakness? You hit a curb. The truck isn't designed to be crashed and come out unscathed. If you hit a curb, and side load the suspension components, they are all going to fail. The forces involved are just too high.

I'm not seeing a major difference between the 3 front end designs. The Dodge may "appear" beefier, but its an unboxed design, compared to the Chevy. When it is boxed, you can use thinner metal, and end up with a stronger overall structure.

My advice...Get a 6.2, avoid the curbs, and enjoy the best half ton powertrain available. I've driven them all, and nothing compares to the GM 6.2.

TXsilverado

iTrader: (19)

11Silvy

i agree with that lol...the 6.2 owns them all. I have driven hemis and the new 5.0 f150 and they are both turds compared to my silverado. The only thing that is nice/better is the interiors on those other two trucks.