i have noticed that the 2006 F250/F350's have a smaller stock alternator, 110 Amps Rated, rather than the 130 Amps that the 2005's came with. The heavy duty one upgrades the amps to 140, or the Dual Alternator Option increases it to 260.

here is a picture of the truck i will be ordering in the next few weeks.(minus clearance lamps). I had the extreme privelege of meeting the guy who bought it and he took me for a drive with it(even asked if i wanted to drive, which i politely declined). The dealer did this as a favor to me, since i wanted to see this color(dark copper)on an F350 SRW, with 20's. Lets just say i'm a happy camper, and the Bullydog chip makes this truck just STUPID FAST.
the guy's daughter said "it sucks you into your seat!!"

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i noticed that the a-pillar and b-pillar grab handles don't have the Castano Brown Leather wrappings that the 2005's had. In the brochure for 2006, they are visible, but it seems that they are using last years picture from the 2005 brochure, so maybe its been deleted.(either way, i'll order the 4 handles from 2005 stock, if required).

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this truck looks awesome in 20's. the F350 is taller than the F250 by about 3 inches taller at the rear gate and about 2 inches taller at the rear of the cab.(if anyone knows of a way to lift up the front via option let me know)...it already has the camper package, and i'm not sure if the snow plow prep or the heavy service package raises the front more to equalize it. I think that the camper package or the other packages already equips the maximum front spring rate.

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if you notice this last picture, my truck(soon to be replaced), a GMC 2500 EXT sierra 2500 SLT, is a good 8-10 inches lower(i didn't have a measuring tape) than the superduty, and it has 33 inch tires on it(285/75R16's).




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Feel free to message me with any comments, or suggestions. I'm pretty knowledgeable with these trucks...sometimes i end up knowing more than the people selling them :P One guy even asked me(are they making a King Ranch in the superduty this year(meanwhile there was a new F250 on his lot!!hehe))

 

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heres mine:


i am going with the Donahoe leveling kit to even out the stance. I also purchased the Timbren SES load bushings so it wont sag that much with a load after the kit.

My grab handles are not leather wrapped either. Where can you get the 2005s for a good price?

 

Beautifull truck!

Watch out with those Timbrens... I had a set and it caused a very bad bucking situation. There's a point where you have a load that brings the Timbrens close to but not on the stops. When that happens, you're gonna feel like a real cowboy! Yeeeehaw! I took mine off after two long trips. My wife didn't want to be a cowboy... it was pretty bad.

Mike

 

looks like a 350...what front suspension package do you have?
Camper?Heavy Service? Snow Plow Prep?

 

My 2006 is three weeks old. F-350, Lariat, CC, SRW, Camper package. I ordered it without the FX4 option and just added the skid plate option because I knew I was putting on the Donahoe leveling kit with 4 new shocks. Now, it's level and looks great!

The Donahoe kit is little more expensive than most of the other kits, but you get 4 shocks, alingment cams, and the coil springs, rather than just a cheesy rubber spacer to put under the exisitng springs. Great ride too!

 

any pics of the truck after levelling it?

 

some pics would be great!

 

thanks and thanks for the headsup. ill do a little more research before i put them on. i ordered them from a reliable source so i will probably give them a go and see how well they perform.

 

If I could figure out how to post a pic, I would!

 

you have to host the image somewhere before you can post the image/link here. you can email me the pic and ill put it up for you here so we all can see.

(Click Here to find out why email addresses are removed from posts.)

guess you cant post your emails on here. just click on my name and you then will be able to send me an email if you would like.

 

I can't attach a pic to the e-mail through the forum...and they won't allow me to give you my e-mail. I'm going to try to create a gallery.

 

Created gallery. Not sure if it worked. Really pretty confusing! Hope it worked.