Suspension upgrade
I'm looking at enhancing the rear suspension on my 2016 F250. My 5th wheel sits it down a bit. I'm looking at the Firestone air bags but had a mechanic recommend the Roadmaster Active Suspension Kit t...
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RustyJC wrote:MFL wrote:
I agree Rusty, and it's not hard to upgrade the suspension/tires/wheels to 350 standards. But, as members were saying, many class 2s out there towing over their GVWR, and in most cases, due to the diesel engine wt.
I am under all ratings of my 250, even at my FW GVWR 12,110, due to the lighter gas engine. I am rated to tow 12,300. Any heavier than that, I'd be towing with a diesel class 3, likely a Ram/Cummins.:)
Jerry
It's not quite that simple with the Ram. The Ram 3500 with the optional 385/900 Cummins and Aisin AS69RC transmission uses the 11.8" AAM rear axle with additional ring gear bolting, special heat treatment, finned aluminum cover, etc. Since the Ram 2500 is not available with this option, it uses the 11.5" AAM rear axle.
Rusty
The most common axle and trans in the 3500 SRW is the same 11.5" AAM as is found in the 2500. I did read somewhere that diesel F350s will now have a heavier axle than what is in the gas F350 or gas/diesel F250, so there's a little separation in the Ford for 2017+.
It's unreal how overblown this topic gets on this site. The material real world difference in heavy duty trucks is at the SRW to DRW split and the DRW 350/3500 to MDT split.
