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Question 2wd 6.9 Diesel..how many of you have them?

I would like to see some pics of 2wd F2/350's with 6.9's. I'm looking for a cheap, rust free 6.9 in the Midwest...turns out quite a few are popping up from people bringing them up from the south but 95% of them are 2wd. Out of the 14 rust free ones I found within a 10 hour drive, 2 were 4x4. Thsi will be a summer only truck that doesn't do much work, so I'll settle for 2wd if I have to. Just wondering how many of you have them.....

Also, can you buy leveling kits for the 2wd diesel's?
 
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i have a 2wd, but its a 7.3
 
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Originally Posted by johnboggs21
i have a 2wd, but its a 7.3
7.3's work too
 
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well heres a pic of mine. Gpa bought it about 10 years ago for 1000 bucks. Best truck ever.

 
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i got a 85 4x4 drew cab long box ?
 
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i got a 85 4x4 drew cab long box ?
I was looking to see the 2wd trucks and people's opinions on them...more so the people who actually own them
 
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lol
 
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6.9 2wd awesomeness

 
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6.9 2wd awesomeness

Would ya looky there!!! purdy,purdy,purdy !!!
 
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She's been beaten into the ground, used, abused. and been in a shoot out with the Border Patrol.

I had the passenger side of buried in 3' of mud rocked it back and forth and walked it out along with the Dodge van i had hooked to the back.



BTW i wouldn't mind having a 4x4 but a 2x4 works just as well and keeps me out of trouble.
 
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I can't tell from the angle of your pics, but do your 2wd trucks have that leaning stance, or do they sit pretty level? All the 2wd's I find have a leaning stance. I was looking at the airbag leveling kit for the front end, has anyone heard about those or have opinions on them?

btw Incenter12, that is probably the nicest 6.9 I have ever seen....

Here are a few I've found:
http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/cto/1836321298.html
http://jxn.craigslist.org/cto/1818395820.html
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hn...801087721.html
http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/ctd/1839469739.html
http://swmi.craigslist.org/cto/1874522820.html
 
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Mine has always had the leaning stance. but the front passenger side is lower than the driver side.

From looking at mine it looks like the body mounts have collapsed. But for a truck that is 24 yrs old that is expectable. I am planing on installing new mounts and a 3" lift kit to stop the 285-75-16lt from rubbing.
 
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Originally Posted by macman85602
Mine has always had the leaning stance. but the front passenger side is lower than the driver side.

From looking at mine it looks like the body mounts have collapsed. But for a truck that is 24 yrs old that is expectable. I am planing on installing new mounts and a 3" lift kit to stop the 285-75-16lt from rubbing.
you can fit 33" tires on a 2wd 250? Anyway, who makes the 3" lift for the 2wd diesels and where can you buy them? Is it suspension or body?
 
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I was able to squeeze the 285s under no problem but they do rub alittle when you hit a bump.

Its a body lift for a 94 f350 w/460 they don't officially make one for the IDIs because you need to move the radiator for proper cooling so it's not a simple bolt on job that is why i haven't installed it yet.
 
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Originally Posted by macman85602
I was able to squeeze the 285s under no problem but they do rub alittle when you hit a bump.

Its a body lift for a 94 f350 w/460 they don't officially make one for the IDIs because you need to move the radiator for proper cooling so it's not a simple bolt on job that is why i haven't installed it yet.
Oh, got ya
 


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