F450 maneuverability question

That’s what I thought. I know I can be sitting on the shoulder of a two-lane road, and do a u-turn without running onto the shoulder on the other side of the road. The turning radius of the F450 pickup is very car like.

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I found this on a Ford chat. It is a couple of years old but I doubt that it has changed much:

The 57.8 ft. (Curb-to-Curb) and 59.7ft. (Wall-to-Wall) is exclusive to the 176" SRW and DRW; this is the 8' box.
Shelby says:
The 53.0 ft (Curb-to-Curb) and 54.9 ft. (Wall-to-Wall) is unique to the 160" WB; this is the 6.75' box.
Shelby says:
Is there anything else I can help you with?
Bill says:
OK. since you asked... F450 pickup turning circle?
Shelby says:
The F-450 Pickup is unique to DRW and the 176" WB. This model has a turning diameter of 50.4 ft. (Curb-to-Curb) and 52.5 ft. (Wall-to-Wall).

So the 450 (only available in long bed) has a 2.4ft smaller turning circle than the short bed 350.

I would think that the extra 20" of wheelbase would negate any advantage gained by a tighter cramp angle on the front wheels. If your truck's performance and fuel economy are not up to your liking, an F350 SRW SB with the 6.7 diesel should cure that.

While I can't answer your question directly I can say some people purchase a F450 over a F350 simply because of the improved turning radius the wide track front suspension provides.

If the F450 pickups still come with the wide-track front axle, then it will have a turning radius of right at 50 ft, curb to curb. Not sure what the short bed F350 TR is, but I do know my 450 beats the heck out of my old long bed CC F350.

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I’m looking at the difference in turning radius between the two because I have a retaining wall approx.22’ in front of the fifthwheel.