Im relatively new here, ive been around diesles all of my life as far as in jobs and yeah ive driven all and im a ford man,


but one thing im not really sure on is there a big difference between the F250 v the F350, single wheel not the dually, i know the obviosu difference...lol


i mean like does the 350 come with bigger trans and engine normally or is it pretty much just the 250 with a 3, and some extra springs for higher payload?


the reason i ask is cause im looking into getting a diesel at the end of the yera hopefully and i want one with alot of power and if i can get the same in the f250 as i can the 350 im going that route


so whats the main difference?


thanks in advance  

HI BigCorey75, WELCOME TO DIESEL POWER!!! THE F350 HAS THE EXTRA LEAF SPRING, THATS WHY IT WILL COST YOU ABOUT $500 DOLLARS MORE.  

thats the only difference in the cost or anything???


what about the fuel economy and all that good stuff

im just pretty familari with 250's and driving the bigger fords the 550 and such, never drove a 350 for an extended period of time to really catch the feel of it


the 250 are like drving huge bmw's very quick and agile while the 550's are like driving tanks...lol tons of fun  

HEY BIG COREY, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A SINGLE REAR WHEEL, THE LEAF SPRING IS THE ONLY THING THAT THE F350 HAS OVER THE F250. YOU COULD SPEND THE EXTRA MONEY ON AIR BAGS FOR THE F250!!!  

im not sure exactly what years span you are looking at corey but if you are lookng into the superduty era 99-present. not only do the 350's have extra spring in the spring packs they also come with overload spring from the factory where a lot of the 250's did not. and the ride height is a little higher as well on the 350's. but i agree with gunman go with the f-250 and stick some airbags under it. not only does it look really cool it makes a world of difference in ride comfort.  

Pre 99 f250's have completly different front suspension.Ford used thier stupid unequal length semi indepentent those years.  

its the roughest riding vehicle ive ever ridden in. it takes some skill to get the tires to stand up straight. the alignment is never right, it always pulls to one side. they eat ball joints and u joints too. but my 96 is the best vehicle ive ever owned hands down  

WHAT R U TALKING ABOUT BLIZZaRD??  

so basically what im getting is look for an f250 4x4, with a big engine and tranny and i can get all the power i want, along with the height of the 4x4, cause im not overly concernd with payload, not like ima be pulling weight with the truck, its mainly for power and pure cruising bonuses, i love diesels

its why ima just wait till i can afford one, then i might throw me some air bags on there for improved ride  

what do you plan on doing with your truck making a hot rod out of it?

1994 to 2000 powerstrokes have forged rods

2001 and up powerstrokes have PMRs

forged rods can handle 600hp where as PMR can handle 400hp  

BLACK_06POWERSTROKE:
WHAT R U TALKING ABOUT BLIZZaRD??

pre 99 F-250s i have a 96 and i was just talkin about how much the ride sucks  

oh got it i figured thats what you meant i know what you mean i got a 97 f-250 as well great trucks but hate the front end im lookin for a danna 44 or 60 to swap into the front end. it already rides like one with a straight axle might as well have one lol. i just wish mine had the 460 like yours. im rollin with the 351.  

mine isnt that rough riding then again i swapped in an f350 front axle and front and rear leafs and added rancho shocks helped out alot  

ive got the dana 60 in mine. its a weird deal with my truck, it has an 8800lb gvw so really its an f350. the f250s werent supposed to have an 8800 gvw until 1997, and mine was made in late 1995. so idk what is wrong with it. but it still has the independent in the front, and i added a leaf in the front to level it out and beef it for the snowplow. it rode rough before, but now it is really bad, lol. trust me, you dont want a 460 right now, i get about 6mpg unloaded  

the front axle on your 96 isnt the dana 60 thats the dana 50 i swapped mine out for the dana 60 out of a f-350