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mlts22
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May 16, 2014

Ride quality ideas for a F-350?

Right now, my tow vehicle is a F-150. It rides quite well. I'm planning to trade it in for a F-350 (SB, Scab) that will be my daily driver, but is beefy enough to handle a truck camper. However, with the heavy springs, I'm pretty sure ride quality is going to be "stagecoach" level, and I have a relative I often take places who is sensitive to bouncy rides, so even though for me, I can deal with a bone-shaker, but for her, it would make life miserable.

Is there a way to improve unloaded ride quality on a F-350 without sacrificing weight carrying capability? There is always the age old trick of tossing stuff in the truck bed, but due to storage being an extreme premium right now for me, that isn't really a good fix. I am thinking airbags, and maybe even dropping the air pressure in the tires right above where the TPMS would start alerting, but wonder if there is a better way to do this.

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  • You might be surprised at how nice they ride. If you've driven one then I guess it won't be a surprise. Without losing hauling capability only thing I can think of is airing the rear ties down to what the door placard says for an unloaded ride.
    I have a 12 Ram 2500 and they're not known for the nicest ride. I air the rears down to 45psi and fronts to 65 psi. I also installed some Bilstien 5100's. With the exception of really bad roads it doesn't ride all that bad. Not quite as nice as my 2010 F150 maxtow with E rated Michelins but not that much worse either. Out on the hwy its really nice.