quiz time!

[Tony Smith]

Originally posted by Howard
Well Hanno, I am busting to know.... Just why IS the Ford 1/4" longer?

HH

But is it, really? I know that the manuals list the Fords as having 101 1/4", 134 1/4" and 158 1/4" wheelbases, but are they really longer than the Chev? 2 reasons to consider:
1.Ford and Chev have INTERCHANGEABLE driveline components, ie front diff ring and pinion gear, front driveshaft, transfer case, rear driveshaft, rear ring and pinion gear. How can they be different wheelbases?
2. Rounding of figures in specs was commonplace, ie we know the heavy truck diff gears had a ratio of 6:43 or 7.16:1. This figure is also written up elsewhere in the same manuals as 7.2:1!

As an aside, commercial Ford trucks also list wb's of 134 1/4" and 158 1/4".