I've never been a fan of the PowerStroke either, in either configuration. Ford seemed to be constantly tuning the crap out of their bigger-cube V8 to try to compete with Cummins' smaller displacement I6, and they seemed to fail a lot because of it.
Hey guys, Im in the market for a new(used) truck to replace my current DD(rusty subaru). I need the capacity of a 3/4 ton, because i want to be able to use a deck and haul two sleds in the winter time. I want to go with a diesel as big gas trucks suck(literally).
The motors in the ford are horrible for reliabilty, and ive never really been a chevy guy.
So Ive been looking around for a late 04 to an early 07 2500 or 3500 Quad cab 4X4 with the 5.9 cummins. I want to stay away from the newer 6.7 for modification reasons. I know that the front end of these trucks are notorious for being hard on ball joints and bearings, but does anyone have any other expierences with these trucks? I need something that is going to be fairly reliable, as im going to be doing alot of traveling in the coming year. Opinions needed.