I have a 2011 Ford F250 SRW, SC, 4X4, 6.2 with FX4, camper and snow plow prep packages. It has 48,000 miles on it. It rides well except when driving over choppy pavement and then it seems to dance. I'm just wondering how much these heavier springs that is on it contributes to the ride. I bought it recently and thought that it had a second pair of shocks on it but am second guessing that assumption and am going to buy a new pair for the front and the back.For those of you who have the 4X4, 6.2, FX4 camper and snow plow packages what are your ride experiences?My springs are DD on the front that have a 5,600# rating and LL on the rear that have a 6,100# rating. If you would please post your spring rates for your F250/F350 SRW trucks. This information can be found on your driver's side door tag. If the shocks don't work to my satisfaction I'll change my springs to the lightest ones for my model in order to achieve a better ride. Thanks

I added a secondary fuel tank in the bed to add ballast for that reason, and the added fuel range was a nice bonus.

danrclem wrote:I have a 2011 Ford F250 SRW, SC, 4X4, 6.2 with FX4, camper and snow plow prep packages. It has 48,000 miles on it. It rides well except when driving over choppy pavement and then it seems to dance. I'm just wondering how much these heavier springs that is on it contributes to the ride. I bought it recently and thought that it had a second pair of shocks on it but am second guessing that assumption and am going to buy a new pair for the front and the back.For those of you who have the 4X4, 6.2, FX4 camper and snow plow packages what are your ride experiences?My springs are DD on the front that have a 5,600# rating and LL on the rear that have a 6,100# rating. If you would please post your spring rates for your F250/F350 SRW trucks. This information can be found on your driver's side door tag. If the shocks don't work to my satisfaction I'll change my springs to the lightest ones for my model in order to achieve a better ride. ThanksEmpty or loaded?What air pressure are you using?The stock tire size and rating takes up to 80 PSI, running 80 PSI empty will shake the fillings out of your teeth!You can safely drop your tire pressure from 80 PSI when empty, that will go a long ways to making the ride comfortable..65 PSI is typically the low pressure limit for the TPMS on the F250s so I typically run 70 PSI in the front and 68 PSI in the rear when empty..I would try that before making drastic changes to springs or even shocks.

Don't have either 250 anymore but the 13&15 models I had were probably the squishy est springs I've seen on a 3/4 ton.But as mentioned lower the tires to about 40 psi in the rear and try that first if you're running high pressure

Grit dog wrote:Don't have either 250 anymore but the 13&15 models I had were probably the squishy est springs I've seen on a 3/4 ton.But as mentioned lower the tires to about 40 psi in the rear and try that first if you're running high pressure40 PSI on those tires with the weight of that vehicle you may as well consider them flat.. You might get away with that pressure on sand, but on pavement not so much..I have a 2013, and never would consider running lower than 60 PSI, otherwise you WILL take the outside edges right off the tires and they ARE extremely expensive tires at $250 each.I find on my 2013 68-72 PSI to be the compromise number for ideal tire wear and decent ride when empty.Loaded, I DO run them at max sidewall pressure.

Gdetrailer wrote:danrclem wrote:I have a 2011 Ford F250 SRW, SC, 4X4, 6.2 with FX4, camper and snow plow prep packages. It has 48,000 miles on it. It rides well except when driving over choppy pavement and then it seems to dance. I'm just wondering how much these heavier springs that is on it contributes to the ride. I bought it recently and thought that it had a second pair of shocks on it but am second guessing that assumption and am going to buy a new pair for the front and the back.For those of you who have the 4X4, 6.2, FX4 camper and snow plow packages what are your ride experiences?My springs are DD on the front that have a 5,600# rating and LL on the rear that have a 6,100# rating. If you would please post your spring rates for your F250/F350 SRW trucks. This information can be found on your driver's side door tag. If the shocks don't work to my satisfaction I'll change my springs to the lightest ones for my model in order to achieve a better ride. ThanksEmpty or loaded?What air pressure are you using?The stock tire size and rating takes up to 80 PSI, running 80 PSI empty will shake the fillings out of your teeth!You can safely drop your tire pressure from 80 PSI when empty, that will go a long ways to making the ride comfortable..65 PSI is typically the low pressure limit for the TPMS on the F250s so I typically run 70 PSI in the front and 68 PSI in the rear when empty..I would try that before making drastic changes to springs or even shocks.It does it both ways but is actually worse when unloaded. I tried lowering the pressure in the tires but if that helped it wasn't much. All of the problem seems to be coming from the front.Does anybody know what the lightest axle rating for an F250 of this year?

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danrclem
Explorer
Jul 21, 2017
Gdetrailer wrote:
danrclem wrote:
I have a 2011 Ford F250 SRW, SC, 4X4, 6.2 with FX4, camper and snow plow prep packages. It has 48,000 miles on it. It rides well except when driving over choppy pavement and then it seems to dance. I'm just wondering how much these heavier springs that is on it contributes to the ride. I bought it recently and thought that it had a second pair of shocks on it but am second guessing that assumption and am going to buy a new pair for the front and the back.

For those of you who have the 4X4, 6.2, FX4 camper and snow plow packages what are your ride experiences?

My springs are DD on the front that have a 5,600# rating and LL on the rear that have a 6,100# rating. If you would please post your spring rates for your F250/F350 SRW trucks. This information can be found on your driver's side door tag. If the shocks don't work to my satisfaction I'll change my springs to the lightest ones for my model in order to achieve a better ride. Thanks

Empty or loaded?

What air pressure are you using?

The stock tire size and rating takes up to 80 PSI, running 80 PSI empty will shake the fillings out of your teeth!

You can safely drop your tire pressure from 80 PSI when empty, that will go a long ways to making the ride comfortable..

65 PSI is typically the low pressure limit for the TPMS on the F250s so I typically run 70 PSI in the front and 68 PSI in the rear when empty..

I would try that before making drastic changes to springs or even shocks.

It does it both ways but is actually worse when unloaded. I tried lowering the pressure in the tires but if that helped it wasn't much. All of the problem seems to be coming from the front.

Does anybody know what the lightest axle rating for an F250 of this year?
Gdetrailer
Explorer III
Jul 21, 2017
Grit dog wrote:
Don't have either 250 anymore but the 13&15 models I had were probably the squishy est springs I've seen on a 3/4 ton.
But as mentioned lower the tires to about 40 psi in the rear and try that first if you're running high pressure

40 PSI on those tires with the weight of that vehicle you may as well consider them flat.. You might get away with that pressure on sand, but on pavement not so much..

I have a 2013, and never would consider running lower than 60 PSI, otherwise you WILL take the outside edges right off the tires and they ARE extremely expensive tires at $250 each.

I find on my 2013 68-72 PSI to be the compromise number for ideal tire wear and decent ride when empty.

Loaded, I DO run them at max sidewall pressure.
Grit_dog
Navigator III
Jul 21, 2017
Don't have either 250 anymore but the 13&15 models I had were probably the squishy est springs I've seen on a 3/4 ton.
But as mentioned lower the tires to about 40 psi in the rear and try that first if you're running high pressure
Gdetrailer
Explorer III
Jul 21, 2017
danrclem wrote:
I have a 2011 Ford F250 SRW, SC, 4X4, 6.2 with FX4, camper and snow plow prep packages. It has 48,000 miles on it. It rides well except when driving over choppy pavement and then it seems to dance. I'm just wondering how much these heavier springs that is on it contributes to the ride. I bought it recently and thought that it had a second pair of shocks on it but am second guessing that assumption and am going to buy a new pair for the front and the back.

For those of you who have the 4X4, 6.2, FX4 camper and snow plow packages what are your ride experiences?

My springs are DD on the front that have a 5,600# rating and LL on the rear that have a 6,100# rating. If you would please post your spring rates for your F250/F350 SRW trucks. This information can be found on your driver's side door tag. If the shocks don't work to my satisfaction I'll change my springs to the lightest ones for my model in order to achieve a better ride. Thanks

Empty or loaded?

What air pressure are you using?

The stock tire size and rating takes up to 80 PSI, running 80 PSI empty will shake the fillings out of your teeth!

You can safely drop your tire pressure from 80 PSI when empty, that will go a long ways to making the ride comfortable..

65 PSI is typically the low pressure limit for the TPMS on the F250s so I typically run 70 PSI in the front and 68 PSI in the rear when empty..

I would try that before making drastic changes to springs or even shocks.
austingta
Explorer
Jul 21, 2017
I added a secondary fuel tank in the bed to add ballast for that reason, and the added fuel range was a nice bonus.

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