Difference in Susp btw 2007 F250 & F350
I heard/read somewhere that the F250 and F350 have the same driveline components, brakes and sometimes even springs. Is this true? If the springs are the same what is different about the suspensio...
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fla-gypsy wrote:rowekmr wrote:
Ok I think I understand now. You are saying that the engineering that goes into the truck is more relevant to tow ratings than the obvious parts because there may be some parts less obvious (connecting hardware) or spec differences (thickness of material).fla-gypsy wrote:rowekmr wrote:
While I do appreciate your response I do not understand where your referencing of "guessing" comes from. I asked my question to find out the difference between the suspensions of the F250 and F350 (if any) and ratings if applicable not the rating of the F250 vehicle.fla-gypsy wrote:
Ratings of components can be affected by more than individual parts including connecting hardware. There is no need for guessing at what a vehicle can carry when the vehicle manufacturer has clearly indicated that through various ratings. My vehicle, as I am sure all others do, says it "Should never exceed xxxx lbs". You can accept that and be certain you are operating safely or ignore it and do anything you like as many here on this forum frequently extoll.
You are asking people who neither designed the system (it is an engineered system, not the sum of it's parts)or forged the parts it is constructed of, therefore the responses are based on their experience, part numbers, etc and anything except what can be supported by the engineering teams data that created it. In my estimation that leaves it a "guess" at best.
Yes that is correct. The reason I bring it up is there will always be a faction that says those things mean nothing but it is easy to see that they may be the critical link in a system. We just don't know exactly what the weak link in the system may be. I was not trying to be a SA but I have participated in these discussions before and know the opposing arguments.
Just remember that part specification differences require a different part number. Those part number differences between a F250 and F350 have been repeatedly asked for on this forum and so far have not been provided.
