Ford Aluminum Truck Bed Test

I could tell it was weaker than steel as pretty much everything dented it.

Ford aluminum truck bed test.

An aluminum truck bed typically weighs up to 40 less than a steel bed of the same strength. These tests lead to ford selecting a thicker aluminum for the bed floor and redesigning an access panel. But for the most part the aluminum passed with flying colors. This difference can then be added onto the truck s payload capacity.

Our 2017 f150 bed got beat up just by using it everyday. If your ford s bed does not completely correspond to your purposes you have an opportunity to right this wrong. A steel truck bed weighing 2 000 pounds can therefore be replaced by an aluminum truck bed that s up to 800 pounds lighter.