Why? Well, despite all of our contacts within Chrysler, no one could tell us if we’d have to completely redesign the front suspension brackets on the Power Wagon axles to work with our ’94 ...

Ram has rightly been able to point at its 2500 Power Wagon and underline how much more ... heavy-duty machine that rides on a solid front axle that we can’t yet see. But we can see a clue ...

We live in a golden era of instant gratification, where every appliance is another appliance, and single-purpose products are benign and unsellable to the masses. Need proof? Your cell phone is a ...

For greater durability, the Power Wagon's rear axle is beefed up with a larger 11.5-inch ring gear and thicker axles. Ram also adds an extra joint to the front suspension at the upper axle mount ...

See, up until then, the state of the art in pickup truck front suspension was the tried and true solid axle. It was basically a small I-beam with a wheel on each end suspended by, depending on the ...

But once upon a time, the G-Wagon boasted true off-road ... which do deal with more load when using portal axles as part and parcel of the independent front suspension system—that same IFS ...

More accommodating independent front suspensions did not ... and to damp axle rotation on a live axle, such as Ram's Power Wagon's rear suspension. Another issue to understand when considering ...

And independent front suspension has some drawbacks for off-roaders. Most IFS designs offer less suspension travel than a solid axle, making it harder to maintain traction on uneven surfaces and ...

Ford Motor Company relied on a solid I-beam front axle as the backbone of its front suspension designs. Since both roads and tire technology were fairly primitive in the '30s, Henry's engineers ...