2012 F 350 suspension mods needed?
Hi, Im seriously thinking of buying a 2012 F350 ,crewcab, 4x4 diesel, 8 foot bed with an mgvwr of 11,500 lbs. I have a Lance 835 with a dry weight of 2400lbs , Does anyone think I would need any other...
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Weigh the truck at a local CAT scale to find the rear end weight and gross weight so you are working with real numbers if you are very concerned. You will probably be quite similar to me with my 2006 F350. It weighs 8000 lbs and has a rating of 3520 lbs per alloy wheel. That means 7050 rear weight limit. I am close to that limit so I monitor tire pressure closely and watch the rims carefully. I would run the upper stable loads and sway bar first and add the lower stable loads if you need them. I don't think I have to have the lowers but they add so much stability I run them anyway.
When running on empty tanks I have an easy load. Full tanks causes me to slow down and run more conservatively. I weighed my camper and truck fully loaded and came to 11,300 lbs, just under 11,500 which is my max gvw. Sounds like my camper weighs similar to yours so I think you'll be fine with these type of mods as long as you don't carry gold bars.
When running on empty tanks I have an easy load. Full tanks causes me to slow down and run more conservatively. I weighed my camper and truck fully loaded and came to 11,300 lbs, just under 11,500 which is my max gvw. Sounds like my camper weighs similar to yours so I think you'll be fine with these type of mods as long as you don't carry gold bars.
