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Don't pay any attention to my signature, I have not changed it. Just throwing this out there and I know some will want to beat me up so fire away. I do not want a dual wheel pickup for a daily driver and I do not want an extra vehicle. Here is my setup and my weights. F-250 diesel, short bed crew cab, 7,500# air bags. Jayco Pinnacle with MORride pin box. I looked at the F-350 srw and the axle ratings are the same, 5200# front and 6340# rear. Springs are the only difference, hence the airbags. 20 inch Michelin tires rated at 3750# each for a total of 7500# per axle.
Loaded to travel the scale ticket says, front axle 4,640#, rear axle 6,900#. So I am ok on everything except rear axle and it is 560# over the rating. I have been running this setup for 2 years. It drives and rides like a dream, no bouncing, no bucking, no chunking and it stops almost as quick as the truck by itself. It will go faster uphill than I want to go. We went all over Colorado last year (including the million dollar highway) and not once did it feel unsafe. I guess time will tell what the 560# over on the rear axle will do.
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You state that the F350 RAWR is 6340 on the 350?? my F350 is 7240#
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JnJnKatiebug
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ford truck guy wrote:You state that the F350 RAWR is 6340 on the 350?? my F350 is 7240#
Is it a srw or dwr?
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JnJnKatiebug wrote:ford truck guy wrote:You state that the F350 RAWR is 6340 on the 350?? my F350 is 7240#
Is it a srw or dwr?
I was told the the srw are the same.
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^ Agree, a late model 350 should be rated more than 7K, rather than same as 250.
While a 350 would be best choice, if buying new, I'm sure your 250 works well too, as it has, with the use of bags.
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JnJnKatiebug wrote:ford truck guy wrote:You state that the F350 RAWR is 6340 on the 350?? my F350 is 7240#
Is it a srw or dwr?
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JnJnKatiebug wrote:JnJnKatiebug wrote:ford truck guy wrote:You state that the F350 RAWR is 6340 on the 350?? my F350 is 7240#
Is it a srw or dwr?
I was told the the srw are the same.
The dealer tell you that? Prolly didn't have a 350 on the lot to upsell..
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The rear axle rating on our SRW 2022 F-350 XLT4x4 is 7230. The F-250 specs show 6340 for same year.
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JIMNLIN
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Fords F350 srw has a 6340 rawr....6780 rawr...7230 rawr depending on wheel sizes and other selections.
Fleet Ford specs shows the F250 uses the same 6340 as the F350 srw.
Also the F250 6.7 diesel uses the same rear spring specs as the F350 srw.
Fords Sterling axles are rated well above the OP 6900 rear axle weight plus a upgrade to higher capacity 20" wheels and tires.
Sounds like the OP has done his home work.
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JnJnKatiebug wrote:Don't pay any attention to my signature, I have not changed it. Just throwing this out there and I know some will want to beat me up so fire away. I do not want a dual wheel pickup for a daily driver and I do not want an extra vehicle. Here is my setup and my weights. F-250 diesel, short bed crew cab, 7,500# air bags. Jayco Pinnacle with MORride pin box. I looked at the F-350 srw and the axle ratings are the same, 5200# front and 6340# rear. Springs are the only difference, hence the airbags. 20 inch Michelin tires rated at 3750# each for a total of 7500# per axle.
Loaded to travel the scale ticket says, front axle 4,640#, rear axle 6,900#. So I am ok on everything except rear axle and it is 560# over the rating. I have been running this setup for 2 years. It drives and rides like a dream, no bouncing, no bucking, no chunking and it stops almost as quick as the truck by itself. It will go faster uphill than I want to go. We went all over Colorado last year (including the million dollar highway) and not once did it feel unsafe. I guess time will tell what the 560# over on the rear axle will do.
The F250 diesel with the Trailer Tow High Capacity is the same truck as the SRW F350 diesel with almost identical price tags as well .... the F350 is $335 more than the F250. What was your reason for choosing the 250 over the 350? Has yours got the High Capacity Trailer Tow package?
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