2017 Rollover Improvements over previous models?
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No expert here but I was thinking the same thing.
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I think even with "rollover bars" there wouldn't be much strength there.
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Someone t-boned me and my 2017 in an intersection the first day of the year. Wound up rolling over 2 times I think down a deep ditch. After truck stopped, I looked down and first thing I noticed was that sunroof was not cracked! It was not a violent, bouncing rollover, but I was impressed.
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Yeah there is a tire pressure monitoring system but no warnings. I had a few thousand miles over the 60k warranty and the previous day was shopping for some new tires. I'm definitely replacing early next time, I was trying to be frugal but after that I'm not worried about saving a few bucks. I thought if something like that ever happened I would be able to steer it to safety but I was very wrong
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Crunching the numbers on the IIHS roof strength test, an 8,000 pound truck with the same strength as the f150 would get an "acceptable" rating.
Roof strength test
"A good rating requires a strength-to-weight ratio of at least 4. In other words, the roof must withstand a force of at least 4 times the vehicle's weight before the plate crushes the roof by 5 inches. For an acceptable rating, the minimum required strength-to-weight ratio is 3.25. For a marginal rating, it is 2.5. Anything lower than that is poor."
2017 Ford F-150
Peak force was 27,215 lbs
27,215/8000 gives you a 3.40 strength-to-weight ratio.
Roof strength test
"A good rating requires a strength-to-weight ratio of at least 4. In other words, the roof must withstand a force of at least 4 times the vehicle's weight before the plate crushes the roof by 5 inches. For an acceptable rating, the minimum required strength-to-weight ratio is 3.25. For a marginal rating, it is 2.5. Anything lower than that is poor."
2017 Ford F-150
Peak force was 27,215 lbs
27,215/8000 gives you a 3.40 strength-to-weight ratio.
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Someone t-boned me and my 2017 in an intersection the first day of the year. Wound up rolling over 2 times I think down a deep ditch. After truck stopped, I looked down and first thing I noticed was that sunroof was not cracked! It was not a violent, bouncing rollover, but I was impressed.
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Yeah I'm definitely getting them replaced much sooner, they had just passed the 60k warranty but with some tread still left, I was tire shopping the day before. I'm never going to be cheap again and you're right that peace of mind is priceless
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