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Offline bladerunner

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Unibody Pickups
« on: September 30, 2011, 10:52:22 am »
I am looking for a comprehensive list of all the unibody trucks, old or new, though I am mainly interested in newer stuff, say in the past 20 years.  I am staunch believer that a real truck is body on frame, but I know with some smaller and mid-size trucks, unibodies abound.  I know that the Honda Ridgeline is a unibody and I think the Ranger is as well, (though has it always been?).  Not sure about the Canyon/Colorado.  This is just more for curiosity and because there does not seem to be a list I could find via Google.

Some guy at work feels that unibody trucks are the future and I don't agree (he was kinda slamming my squarebody a bit) >:( I was hoping to find some more info on this. Thanks guys!
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Re: Unibody Pickups
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2011, 12:46:51 pm »
The only real "Uni-Body pickups" I remember were early 60's Fords, my buddy had one for a parts chaser when I turned wrenches over 26 years ago, all I remember was it was a workout to drive and you had to make sure you didn't have to go or it would jar it out of you...
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Re: Unibody Pickups
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2011, 01:00:51 pm »
Honda Ridgeline
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Re: Unibody Pickups
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2011, 02:44:31 pm »
Jeep Comanche pickups were unibody and you could get a metric ton package that allowed over 2000lbs of cargo in the bed.
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Offline bladerunner

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Re: Unibody Pickups
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2011, 03:02:20 pm »
Quote from: Da67goatman on September 30, 2011, 02:44:31 pm
Jeep Comanche pickups were unibody and you could get a metric ton package that allowed over 2000lbs of cargo in the bed.

Thats impressive for a small pickup!
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Re: Unibody Pickups
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2011, 03:09:00 pm »
Quote from: Edahall on September 30, 2011, 01:00:51 pm
Honda Ridgeline

I thought you meant real pickups.... ;D
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Re: Unibody Pickups
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2011, 04:01:26 pm »
Heres you a unibody

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Re: Unibody Pickups
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2011, 04:46:22 pm »
Subaru brat and the Subaru Baja.......hahahahaha
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Re: Unibody Pickups
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2011, 05:07:15 pm »
ranger has a frame ^_^ so does the canyon. other than the honda ridgeline, VW pickup, the commanche, subi brate/bahja I think the rest have frames.

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Re: Unibody Pickups
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2011, 04:38:40 pm »
Quote from: Da67goatman on September 30, 2011, 02:44:31 pm
Jeep Comanche pickups were unibody and you could get a metric ton package that allowed over 2000lbs of cargo in the bed.

I'm not expert on Jeep anything, but a friend of mine told me the Comanche was half and half.  It had a rigid frame up front for the motor and turned unibody under the cab somewhere.

I don't know how much truth there is to that though.
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Re: Unibody Pickups
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2011, 05:23:02 pm »
Jeep cherokees are unibody.
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Offline Isaac3384

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Re: Unibody Pickups
« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2011, 11:55:57 pm »
Volkswagon made a unibody truck at one point in time...
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Offline Stewart G Griffin

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Re: Unibody Pickups
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2011, 11:25:00 am »
If a unibody truck were to be made that could equal the weight/hauling/towing capacity of a conventional body-on-frame truck, would it end up weighing as much or more than the truck with a frame?


a) Let's examine the 71-96 GM vans.


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Re: Unibody Pickups
« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2011, 04:08:40 pm »
Yes GM and Dodge vans have been unibody for years. I think it was 97, 98 that GM went to a full frame.
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Re: Unibody Pickups
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2011, 09:49:15 pm »
Actually i'm wondering why the s-10/15 was not unibody to begin with?   Probably cheaper to develop?
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