@ghostfranklin Thanks for doing the research, but there's just a couple of things I'd like to clarify from your post- The first statement seems to be attributed to me- I didn't make either of those assertions.
Second, the number of Ford STs is supposedly 20% of sales, so if your numbers are right then the number of STs is more likely around 13k units. If the subframe bolt and dampener were about $30 that would mean a savings of around $390k. Using your numbers and adjusting only for STs and not the other three bolt systems at 1% failure rate, that's around 130 claims. Based on your projection of the potential destruction at $10k for driveshafts, diffs, half shafts, and labor that would equal $1.3M in warranty claims. We won't even talk about the fact that in the worst case, such a problem could result in consumer deaths and all the negatives that implies. So I'm not sure that it's a "Ford just tried to save a few bucks" scenario.
Ford, like every other manufacturer is certainly in the business to make money. When this problem was first pointed out, I thought it could be attributed to the pandemic and supply issues. I wasn't convinced it was being done purposely by Ford to save a few bucks. Now that we see that 2022s are still coming with the 3 bolt frame, it has to be attributed to engineering deciding that there was no need for additional bracing based on the specs.
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I've got too many of those thank you.
