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Old 06-28-2015, 05:40 PM   #41
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Old 06-28-2015, 06:24 PM   #42
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Titamium X. The turning radius on my new F250 is tighter than the F 150. Maybe in later years they changed this.


One question, amyone running the camper package on there F 250? Adds extra leafs in the front and extra in the rear with a overload spring as well. The rear has a stabilizer bar as well.Wondering how it handles with a heavy 5er.

I have a 2011 F-250 with the camper package and have a flagstaff 5ver. It drops the back end so the overloads are just barely touching the rubber pads. I recently installed airbags because it looked like it was really squatting but was only down about a 1 1/2" due to the truck riding level. I run the airbags with 30psi unloaded, then hook up the fver and the truck sits level now.
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Old 06-29-2015, 03:16 AM   #43
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Titamium X. The turning radius on my new F250 is tighter than the F 150. Maybe in later years they changed this.


One question, amyone running the camper package on there F 250? Adds extra leafs in the front and extra in the rear with a overload spring as well. The rear has a stabilizer bar as well.Wondering how it handles with a heavy 5er.
The turning radius is just terrible on an F250 I agree. I just took mine in for service and had a $500.00 bill when done or so. I asked the mech. what is the difference between mine an a SW 350. He said if I added a rear leaf spring and changed my front end springs, Nothing. How true that is I do not know,
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Got autocorrected.... dies is suppose to be diesel. LOL
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Old 06-29-2015, 09:32 AM   #45
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F2350 srw has a 1" larger rear block and a different door sticker than the F250 srw. That's it.
Camper package diff story.
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AMG, that's what I saw as well. I am going to get axle codes off the F 350's at the dealership and compare, The springs are actually heavier on my 250 than the 350 I looked at. I can see them putting a lighter axle on a F 250 as the same engines and transmissions are in both trucks with the same torque capability.
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Old 06-29-2015, 09:42 AM   #47
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AMG, that's what I saw as well. I am going to get axle codes off the F 350's at the dealership and compare, The springs are actually heavier on my 250 than the 350 I looked at. I can see them putting a lighter axle on a F 250 as the same engines and transmissions are in both trucks with the same torque capability.
There's posts on powerstroke forum and ford-trucks forums where people compared exact Ford part numbers and say they are 100% identical other than the block , sticker, and logo outside. Axles same. Leaves same, brakes same, etc etc. Search search on powerstroke.org you'll see the threads
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F2350 srw has a 1" larger rear block and a different door sticker than the F250 srw. That's it.
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100% correct!

The camper package is just a stiffer sway bar in the rear.
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The difference on the 2013+Chevy/GMC 2500 to 3500 SRW is just the rear spring packs. One extra leaf on the 3500. That's why I did a 2500 and added the Firestone air bags. Ride of a 2500 and capacity of a 3500 SRW, with exception to the sticker on my door.
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Old 06-29-2015, 11:12 AM   #50
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I'll also add to the F-250 vs F-350 SRW discussion, that you can order an F-350 with the 10,000 GVWR sticker. At that point, the only difference between the F-250 and F-350 SRW is the 1" block and the emblem on the sides. Otherwise, they are the same truck. Why would someone do this? Well, good question (which basically is the reason for the F-250 and F-350 difference) is that in many states, a vehicle with over 10,000lbs GVWR requires a commercial registration from the DMV, and can at times cost more to insure.

I dont even own an F-250 but I just know all this from my searching. I am currently trying to figure out how to get rid of my 2015 F-150 for an older F-250 diesel :P
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Old 07-02-2015, 01:19 AM   #51
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Titamium X. The turning radius on my new F250 is tighter than the F 150. Maybe in later years they changed this.


One question, amyone running the camper package on there F 250? Adds extra leafs in the front and extra in the rear with a overload spring as well. The rear has a stabilizer bar as well.Wondering how it handles with a heavy 5er.
In 2005, Ford changed from a solid front axle with leaf springs (on 4WD models) to coil springs which allows a lot more turning clearance. The 2WD models have had coil springs in the front since the Super Duty trucks were released in 1999.
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I just added Firestone airbags to my F-250 diesel. At 20 psi I get 1.5" of squat and that puts the truck sitting level again. With the wd hitch adjusted better, the front end now sits at the unloaded height even when loaded. On a short test tow last weekend, it seems to tow better and the rear end bounce on bumps is gone. I think I finally have everything tweaked just right.

As far as the 250 vs 350 thing goes, I have wondered what the differences are. My neighbor and I have the exact same trucks, '15 Lariat crew cab diesel 4wd. Mine is a 250 with the 10k GVW option, and his is a 350. He has one extra spring on the rear leafs. The max towing stickers on the truck are exactly the same. His payload is very slightly more, and the rear is ever so slightly raised when unloaded where mine is level. I need to compare the max axle weights and see if there's a difference.
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Check how large his block is in the rear. It's supposed to be 1" bigger in the f350 vs the f250.
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Selling my 2015 f150 on Monday to someone..
Picked this up last night.
Excited to pull the 2016 wa2916 soon!
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Selling my 2015 f150 on Monday to someone..
Picked this up last night.
Excited to pull the 2016 wa2916 soon!
I hate to say this the pink 4 wheeler is unable tow much more due to limited CCC!!

Is that a 250 or 350? Nice Ride!! Congrats!
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I hate to say this the pink 4 wheeler is unable tow much more due to limited CCC!!

Is that a 250 or 350? Nice Ride!! Congrats!
Haha that little pink car has by far the most important cargo though by far!

It is a 250. 350s aren't as common and after everything I read I am fine w the 250 and the only diff being the sticker and the 1" larger block I'm confident we are fine. There is near no option missing on this. Original window sticker 62,800 its really loaded. Quite a diff driving experience from the 150. The 150is so quiet so smooth so plush of a ride. That's how it goes
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We have the F150 EcoBoost Extended cab for every day driving and pulling our boat. When it comes time to pull a real load that is what our F250 Powerstroke is for. They each have their uses and I would not trade one for the other.
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