2010 F250 Bed Sagging
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2010 F250 Bed Sagging
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I've been lurking here for sometime, but never had a question before. This past weekend I bought a 2010 F250 6.4L Crew Cab with 26,XXX on it. One thing I noticed is the bed seems to be sagging in the rear end just a bit. It is the 6.9 ft bed. It almost looks as if I have something loaded, but nothing is there. I crawled under neath and didn't notice anything that is out of place. Any ideas?
I've been lurking here for sometime, but never had a question before. This past weekend I bought a 2010 F250 6.4L Crew Cab with 26,XXX on it. One thing I noticed is the bed seems to be sagging in the rear end just a bit. It is the 6.9 ft bed. It almost looks as if I have something loaded, but nothing is there. I crawled under neath and didn't notice anything that is out of place. Any ideas?
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Whats the FGAWR on the VIN tag? If it's 5600# or higher, it's just normal rake (read: lack thereof) from the heavier front springs. Solutions would be add-a-leafs, 4" blocks from an F-350, airbags, or lighter front springs.
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6000# springs means its got the snow plow prep package, or maybe the front heavy service package. So the truck is built to hang a lot of weight off the front end without putting the axle to the bump stops. I have those same coils, and with the diesel and my front end replacement my actual front axle weight is 4900#. So I'm not too nose high, but it's very common for trucks with that heavy of springs to have the nose higher than the rear.
If it were me I'd put in factory 4" rear blocks and call it good, but you could also change out the front coils for 5200 or 5400# springs to drop it about an inch. Or just live with it, it doesn't affect the trucks ability to haul or tow, your lights will just point up a bit more.
'grats on the new truck, be careful around here or we'll get you addicted
! There's a 6.4L engine specific forum that's got a ton of great info as well
If it were me I'd put in factory 4" rear blocks and call it good, but you could also change out the front coils for 5200 or 5400# springs to drop it about an inch. Or just live with it, it doesn't affect the trucks ability to haul or tow, your lights will just point up a bit more.
'grats on the new truck, be careful around here or we'll get you addicted
! There's a 6.4L engine specific forum that's got a ton of great info as well
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