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Baja_Man
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Feb 18, 2014

Ford Pre 2008 Frnt axle 4500# VS 2008-on heavier axle 5000#?

Been trying to narrow my decision down on a Class C. Now we have found that the later models (2008-on, I believe) have the heavier duty front axle rated at 5000#. The pre 2008 has the 4500# axle, I ...
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carringb
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Feb 18, 2014
J-D has is right on the dates. '05 for the TorqueShift and '08 for the front end.

Besides larger ball joints, it also replaces the radius arm donut bushing with hyme joints. Less binding, much longer wear life. Also the upgrade includes larger brake calipers, or on the E350, also larger rotors as all E-series adopted the E450 rotors in '08. The new sway-bar design also is a big improvement because it eliminates the consumable thru-axle bushings in favor of hard end-links.

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