Sumthing doesent smell right here you stated earlier that you had problems with a 6.7 and then you state you heard about problems with ford and customer service i would think you would have experienced it first hand.Buying a chevy would probably be best for you they never break down never have anything go wrong.As far as dealers go there is not hardly any chevy dealers around here that have been in bussiness for more than 10 yrs while the ford dealers have been in bussiness for 40 plus that says a whole lot!

 

go look over at the 6.7 diesel forums. Ford is NOT standing behind ANYTHING for their warranty and their customer service isn't any help at all. I'm not saying GM don't break down or have anything go wrong, but they are standing behind the customer for repair work as Ford is not doing anything! That is only point I'm making.

 

I read the 6.7 forum daily and read the problems with the hpfp and valves and i know there are two sides to every story and i agree ford should stand behind their products.i had a problamatic 6.0 but never had any trouble getting it fixed under warranty.There were some problems with some early build 6.2 trannys as i guess you have read but it seems ford has fixed them under warranty and most are satisfied so u cant say ford doesent stand behind nothing.I will never own another diesel and i love my 6.2 and i think you would too.Just for info what problems were you having with your 6.7 my father in law has one is why and so far so good but he only had it 4 months.

 

One point to consider when thinking gearing is that F-250's have 18" or 20" wheels with 275 tires and the overall height of tires are 32.5 " where the 350's have 17" wheels with 245 tires and 30.5" overall height. F-350 with 4.30 gear will get worse fuel mileage than F-250. 20% towing I went with 3.73 gears for the 80% normal driving. I just traded a 2006 F-350 6.0 with Towboss package and 4.30's and Banks equipped and 8-10 MPG. ( OUCH ) It would pull anything except a loaded fuel tanker
Point is RPM's at 60 mph are different in a 250 versus a 350. 4.30's if buying 250, 3.73's if buying 350 HTH.

 

The 250's and 350's get the same size rim, it just depends on what package you get. The XL gets the same size wheel/tire in the 350 that it gets in the 250, same with the XLT, Lariat, and KR wheel/tire options.

Order guide attached for reference.

 

Lol this post is so wrong it's not even funny.

 

Haa haa, I was trying to be nice about it, but yeah, some incorrect info..

 

He is referring to a 350 dually.

 

Exactly, Sorry for not being specific but the comparison was Dual Rear Wheel trucks to Single Rear Wheel. Duallies are all 17" with 245's.

 

My bad L&D, missed that part of your post.

 

My F-250 has 17" wheels with 265/70's

 

My '12 xlt 250sc has 17" cast wheels with 245/75r tires.I think Ford just uses what ever tires on hand when needed.

 

My apologies I always forget about gas duallies cause they are so rare.

 

I've been wondering about the difference between the two ratios for a while. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
My question is: With the close gears in a 6 speed tranny is there really any difference in RPM between the 3.73's pulling in a lower gear compared to the 4.30's in a higher gear at the same mph? And if there isn’t, wouldn't the better mpg for the other 80% regular driving be the better scenario?

 

I ordered mine with the tires I have, I think it was a $455 option.