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Old 06-17-2010, 12:47 PM   #15
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I think trucks are 'body on frame' because of towing requirments. A ball hitch on a unibody would deform the structure if you towed, say anything over 2000-3000 lbs. That is why the Honda Rdgeline towing ability is way less than a Silverado or F150. Its basically a Honda Pilot (which is built on the Accord unibody).

Basically, if you want to tow (or haul), you need a frame.
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Old 06-17-2010, 12:56 PM   #16
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I believe the 1961–1963 F series were available as unibody.
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Old 06-17-2010, 01:49 PM   #17
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Isn't the Chevy SSR unibody?
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Old 06-17-2010, 02:09 PM   #18
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What talk?! Ever heard of a Ridgeline. (if you really want to call it a truck)
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Old 06-17-2010, 02:14 PM   #19
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Isn't the Chevy SSR unibody?
No, full frame. Basically the Trailblazer chassis.
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Old 06-17-2010, 02:19 PM   #20
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The SSR shares the same "chassis" as the TrailBlazer EXT (GMT 370 platform), which has hydroformed frame rails.
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Old 06-17-2010, 02:21 PM   #21
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The SSR shares the same "chassis" as the TrailBlazer EXT (GMT 370 platform), which has hydroformed frame rails.
I believe Same for the H3 basically a Trailblazer with sexy sheet metal.
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Old 06-17-2010, 02:24 PM   #22
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No, full frame. Basically the Trailblazer chassis.
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The SSR shares the same "chassis" as the TrailBlazer EXT (GMT 370 platform), which has hydroformed frame rails.
I was always under the impression the SSR was a Corvette underneath, holy crap was I wrong....I wonder where I heard that....
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Old 06-17-2010, 02:25 PM   #23
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I was always under the impression the SSR was a Corvette underneath, holy crap was I wrong....I wonder where I heard that....
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Old 06-17-2010, 02:26 PM   #24
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I was always under the impression the SSR was a Corvette underneath, holy crap was I wrong....I wonder where I heard that....
The Cadillac XLR is the only shared platform with Corvette.
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Old 06-17-2010, 02:30 PM   #25
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The Cadillac XLR is the only shared platform with Corvette.
Right. ....I really want to know who told me that...It wasn't hard to believe at the time, considering the proportions and "one-off-ness" of the SSR. Interesting...
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Old 06-17-2010, 02:31 PM   #26
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Just so it's out there... Unitized body:
(′yü·nə′tīzd ′bäd·ē)

(engineering) An automotive body that has the body and frame in one unit; side members are designed on the principle of a bridge truss to gain stiffness, and sheet metal of the body is stressed so that it carries some of the load.

Ford uni trucks ... or whatever they called em(styleside?) ... were body on frame.
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Old 06-17-2010, 05:31 PM   #27
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Technically, isn't it TRI-Unibody?
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