F-250 vs F-350

The 4x4 crew cab F250 diesel with the trailer towing package is identical to an F350 SRW diesel CC 4x4 other than badging and the payload sticker. It’s likely that the F250 4x4 crew cab 7.3 with trailer towing package is sprung identical to a similar equipped F350 SRW.

Whether you buy an F250 or F350 is more a function of tags, insurance, toll ways, parkways, parking regs, homeowner association, hammer lanes on interstates, blah,and blah. A lot of this is a Northeast USA set of things.

You can as others have posted, set up either truck to be as soft as possible, yet still carry the load. That is if the door sticker weight means anything to you. I think you should weigh the trailer loaded to know what you really need.

I am pulling a 9600# (scaled weight) fifth wheel. I use a 2022 F250, with the camper package, 7.3 gas, 4:30 rears with an auxiliary gas tank so I can go 500 miles between fills. Works well for me. It rides rough with the camper package (overload springs). It is also good in the mud. It is within all the door sticker weights.

My previous truck was a 2012 F250, 6.7 diesel. I do miss the power every once in a while, but the gas job is a little better in the mud. Tradeoff and compromise, plus saved some money.

JIMNLIN wrote:

campingken wrote:
We are likely going to buy a new Ford with the 7.3 V-8 and 373 axles. We tow a 2 Horse Living Quarters aluminum trailer that weighs 5500 empty and has a 10,000 max GVW.
Our question is would the F-250 have a smoother ride than the F-350 when not towing? There is no chance that we will want a larger trailer so a heavier upgrade in the future is not an issue.
Currently we tow the trailer with a 2001 Dodge 2500 4x4 with a 5.9 diesel.

Gotta' do your home work when looking at F350 srw and expecting more payload than the F250.

Ford gives the F350 SRW around 19 different GVWR s ranging from 10000 lbs up to 12400 lbs and three different rawrs at 6340/6780/7230 lbs rated.
The F250 can come with 7 different gvwrs from the same 10000 gvwr up to 11200 gvwr with the same 6340 rawr.
As many Ford folks know there is a big over lap in gvwrs and rawrs with Fords Super Duty line up.

Looking at Fleet Fords weight specs shows a different number of leafs in the super duty rear spring pack which may affect ride quality or difference.

Or realize they’re all the same truck with maybe different rear springs.

Unless Ford changed in the last half dozen years (could have, idk), there was a significant difference between the standard F250 rear leaf pack and the standard F350 leaves. Not even the same number of leaves so virtually guaranteed the 350 has a higher initial and final spring rate. Plus overloads, which don’t matter for the purposes of this thread.

spoon059 wrote:
Fairly certain that there will be minimal, if any, ride difference between the 250 and 350. The 350 has a spacer block and overload springs.

Ram has a decent difference between the great coils in the 2500 and leaf springs in the 3500. Ram offers factory air suspension, it's a shame that neither Ford nor GM have offered that yet.

All the more reason to stick w/Ram if air ride or factory overload bags are what you’re after.
And by the time you’re getting a new truck, the new trans for the Rams should have a couple years under its belt.
But if nothing more for the simple reason, looking under the hood of a Flowerjoke makes me queasy thinking about having to work on anything contained within the rats nest! Yeah those motors got some real jam….they all do. But best served for in-warranty owners and non diy’ers who like to pay more for repairs. JMO

Grit dog wrote:

spoon059 wrote:
Fairly certain that there will be minimal, if any, ride difference between the 250 and 350. The 350 has a spacer block and overload springs.

Ram has a decent difference between the great coils in the 2500 and leaf springs in the 3500. Ram offers factory air suspension, it's a shame that neither Ford nor GM have offered that yet.

All the more reason to stick w/Ram if air ride or factory overload bags are what you’re after.
And by the time you’re getting a new truck, the new trans for the Rams should have a couple years under its belt.
But if nothing more for the simple reason, looking under the hood of a Flowerjoke makes me queasy thinking about having to work on anything contained within the rats nest! Yeah those motors got some real jam….they all do. But best served for in-warranty owners and non diy’ers who like to pay more for repairs. JMO

LOL... I little too quick on the trigger there. The OP is purchasing a 7.3 engine.

campingken wrote:
We are likely going to buy a new Ford with the 7.3 V-8 and 373 axles. We tow a 2 Horse Living Quarters aluminum trailer that weighs 5500 empty and has a 10,000 max GVW.
Our question is would the F-250 have a smoother ride than the F-350 when not towing? There is no chance that we will want a larger trailer so a heavier upgrade in the future is not an issue.
Currently we tow the trailer with a 2001 Dodge 2500 4x4 with a 5.9 diesel.

The F250 will very likely ride a little smoother with the standard spring pack. Many auto writers who been testing the 2023 Super Duty's have reported these new trucks ride smoother than the previous year/s trucks so its a win... win... We recently recieved our 2023 F350 7.3 and that truck is a beast and rides better than my personnal '12 truck, but can't say how it rides compared to a F250. Sounds like a F250 would be the ticket for your needs.

FishOnOne wrote:

Grit dog wrote:

spoon059 wrote:
Fairly certain that there will be minimal, if any, ride difference between the 250 and 350. The 350 has a spacer block and overload springs.

Ram has a decent difference between the great coils in the 2500 and leaf springs in the 3500. Ram offers factory air suspension, it's a shame that neither Ford nor GM have offered that yet.

All the more reason to stick w/Ram if air ride or factory overload bags are what you’re after.
And by the time you’re getting a new truck, the new trans for the Rams should have a couple years under its belt.
But if nothing more for the simple reason, looking under the hood of a Flowerjoke makes me queasy thinking about having to work on anything contained within the rats nest! Yeah those motors got some real jam….they all do. But best served for in-warranty owners and non diy’ers who like to pay more for repairs. JMO

LOL... I little too quick on the trigger there. The OP is purchasing a 7.3 engine.

lol is right! I got the brain stuck somewhere between this thread and replying to spoon about his thread…I better go take another geritol!

Grit
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Grit dog wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

Grit dog wrote:

spoon059 wrote:
Fairly certain that there will be minimal, if any, ride difference between the 250 and 350. The 350 has a spacer block and overload springs.

Ram has a decent difference between the great coils in the 2500 and leaf springs in the 3500. Ram offers factory air suspension, it's a shame that neither Ford nor GM have offered that yet.

All the more reason to stick w/Ram if air ride or factory overload bags are what you’re after.
And by the time you’re getting a new truck, the new trans for the Rams should have a couple years under its belt.
But if nothing more for the simple reason, looking under the hood of a Flowerjoke makes me queasy thinking about having to work on anything contained within the rats nest! Yeah those motors got some real jam….they all do. But best served for in-warranty owners and non diy’ers who like to pay more for repairs. JMO

LOL... I little too quick on the trigger there. The OP is purchasing a 7.3 engine.

lol is right! I got the brain stuck somewhere between this thread and replying to spoon about his thread…I better go take another geritol!

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