How is it compared to the LMM, power, ride, fit and finish?
Compared to the LMM, I'm sure the LMM has more power at the crank, but I can feel more of it in this truck. The Cummins has VERY QUICK throttle response compaired to the LMM, mainly due to the DPF in my mind on the LMM. Also on a side note, I really like the sound of the Cummins as well. A very nice exhaust note. Another thing I really like is the engine bay doesn't seem as "cluttered" as the Duramax. Again, that had to do with the engine being the LMM and having the emision computers and whatnot. I think there were enough wire harnesses in that truck to run Google's motherboard.):h
The one think I won't miss on the Duramax was the location of the fuel filter. On the Cummins, it's a drop in type filter, not the canister type. Literally a 5 minute job. I'm cool with that.
As for the ride, a very smooth ride the Chevy had, but I have put on close to 300 miles on this truck so far this week, and I am quite pleased with the ride of the SFA. I have been in my father-in-law's '04 F-250 and that rides just
slightly better then a World War I tank. The SFA I have might not be the IFS that I had with the Silverado, but is not the front suspension that of a Ford. If anything, it feels closer to the Chevy than the Ford. Which I'm happy about and I am excited to test out the SFA off road driving for work come next week.
For fit, I think the LMM has a nicer interior. Though, as much that is said against the Dodge's interior, I really don't have too much of a problem with it. The last company I worked for had an '05 Ram 1500 for a work truck, so I'm used to the interior and think it is perfect for a truck. No big rattles or noise that I did have to have fixed on the LMM. That rattle was next to the brake controler under the steering wheel. I guess you could tell the exterior lines of the LMM are better too.
Overall, I'm really happy with this truck. I like the look and stance of the truck,the power, and the truck over all in general.:thumbsup: