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Originally Posted by JamieGeek
I would imagine if a company asked them for a lighter chassis Ford would direct them towards the Transit as that is the future of Ford's Vans.
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Ford is already making a lighter-duty E-Series with single rear wheels, but only as a Cutaway. I believe the GVWR is 10,050 pounds. If requested I don't see why they couldn't leave the body off on that size also.
Since the frames, engines, transmissions, etc. are the same in Cutaway versus Stripped E-Series chassis, I'd expect Ford would bolt on a different rear axle if requested by a major purchaser like a Thor, Winnebago, etc...
The Transit in my opinion is not equal to the E-Series. Even with single rear wheels, the E-Series has a much higher Gross Combined Weight Rating. That allows pulling a toad or trailer that the Transit just can't do.
I know we are starting to see compact motorhomes being built on Transit Cutaway chassis, but I have yet to see a stripped chassis version of the Transit.
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