What's the difference??
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Tuned
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What's the difference??
So all lift kits, new and used I have looked into or enquired about are for 05-07 F2/350 and 08-10 F2/350. Whats the difference? Maybe I'm not as Diehard ford as I thought but I thought the 05+ suspension was the same!
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Judging by looking at Icon's line up, the box kit for the front end is different(meaning out of the sway bar links, bumpstops and brake line brackets, at least one item changed), but everything else is the same. Springs, blocks, radius arm brackets, trac bar etc are all the same part number for those two year ranges.
Replacement rear springs will be different, but not the blocks.
http://www.iconvehicledynamics.com/s...m-Stage-2.html
http://www.iconvehicledynamics.com/s...m-Stage-2.html
Replacement rear springs will be different, but not the blocks.
http://www.iconvehicledynamics.com/s...m-Stage-2.html
http://www.iconvehicledynamics.com/s...m-Stage-2.html
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So pardon my stupidity but if the 08-10 leafs are longer, could you still install them on an older truck? Using the extra length, shouldn't they be arched More to fit, and increase the lift height??? Just a thought
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No, you have to install a new front spring mount about 8 inches forward of the old one. A guy on here did it, and there's no way you could wedge the longer leaves into the shorter mounts.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...my-2005-a.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...my-2005-a.html
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There was someone on this forum who did install the longer leaf springs on a 2005-2007 truck. If I recall correctly, he had to drill new mounting holes for the spring perches, but overall it was not difficult.
You'd have to search the forum to find the thread, I do not recall the owner's name off the top of my head.
You'd have to search the forum to find the thread, I do not recall the owner's name off the top of my head.
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It's TxFireman1972. See the link in my post, his original thread is on the Org, and is linked to from his 08-11 swap thread here on FTE
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Assuming they're both the same drivewheel (2wd or 4wd), then the only difference is in the weight rating of the spring. Check the VIN tag by the driver's door latch and look at the Front GAWR, that weight translates to the spring's code. One truck will not 100% for certain have a higher code than another, because springs were selected based on packages when the truck was built.
IIRC ratings range from 4600-6000# for pickups, with 6500# and 7000# options for CC trucks. The D60 front axle is only rated to 6000#, so only trucks with the Super 60 front axle would have come with springs coded higher than that.
For the purposes of a lift, going from 5200 to 6000# coils on very similar F250s nets about half an inch of height difference after accounting for the tires. Putting in coils from a 450 won't lift the front enough to make a real difference, unless you're going from low rated 4.6k to high rated 7k, but ride will suffer significantly due to the light front end on stiff springs.
IIRC ratings range from 4600-6000# for pickups, with 6500# and 7000# options for CC trucks. The D60 front axle is only rated to 6000#, so only trucks with the Super 60 front axle would have come with springs coded higher than that.
For the purposes of a lift, going from 5200 to 6000# coils on very similar F250s nets about half an inch of height difference after accounting for the tires. Putting in coils from a 450 won't lift the front enough to make a real difference, unless you're going from low rated 4.6k to high rated 7k, but ride will suffer significantly due to the light front end on stiff springs.
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