4x2 dually.
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4x2 dually.
I am looking to buy an f350 4x2 dually but I cannot find one anywhere. It seems that all in-stock f350s are 4x4. Do any of you drive a 4x2 dually and did you have to special order it?
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I special ordered mine. That way I was able to get what I wanted on it. Most trucks on the lots have minimal equipment or like you found, 4x4.
The 6.7 dually comes with 3.73 and i added the limited slip differential.
I don't think you always need nor have to have a 4x4 with most RV areas now days. I have no need for a 4x4 even in winter.
The 6.7 dually comes with 3.73 and i added the limited slip differential.
I don't think you always need nor have to have a 4x4 with most RV areas now days. I have no need for a 4x4 even in winter.
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I've been pulling 5vers sense 1987 and never used a 4x4 and that excludes boonbocking in Colorado and Minnesota.
I've found that the Ford DRW with limited slip is a great rear end, the Dana LS slips very little before I it engages.
Denny
I've found that the Ford DRW with limited slip is a great rear end, the Dana LS slips very little before I it engages.
Denny
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I ordered mine in March and received in May 2013, I wanted specific things and no way it would be available anywhere.
I just put my trailer into covered storage yesterday, the truck is in the garage until Spring.
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Thanks for all the replies. Living in Washington state I have always had a 4x4 because of the winters but now I intend to be a full time RVr for the forseable future I don't intend to be anywhere that will require 4x4 also I hate the turning circle of my 4x4 f250. I am looking to better match my truck to my 40 foot Landmark Mesa RV so I guess I'll have to look at ordering one. If you spec one for a factory build how do you go about negotiating the final price?
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Thanks for all the replies. Living in Washington state I have always had a 4x4 because of the winters but now I intend to be a full time RVr for the forseable future I don't intend to be anywhere that will require 4x4 also I hate the turning circle of my 4x4 f250. I am looking to better match my truck to my 40 foot Landmark Mesa RV so I guess I'll have to look at ordering one. If you spec one for a factory build how do you go about negotiating the final price?
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I'm an advocate of a 4x4 DRW or SRW after towing for years with a 4x2 SRW F350. Besides getting buried in mud and sand or backing up a slippery grassed incline to a site in more then a few CGs, that truck would spin the rear tires on a wad of frozen spit even with Ford's version of a traction device of that bygone era. Heck, even our seasonal CG has a road that 4x4 works best when wet. So far with exception of costing more dollars to buy and a slim chance of added maintenance, I see no downside for a 4x4. But of course, there are choices and if the OP wishes to go that way, there are few used and probably neven fewer new 4x2 duallys on dealer's lots.
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I'm an advocate of a 4x4 DRW or SRW after towing for years with a 4x2 SRW F350. Besides getting buried in mud and sand or backing up a slippery grassed incline to a site in more then a few CGs, that truck would spin the rear tires on a wad of frozen spit even with Ford's version of a traction device of that bygone era. Heck, even our seasonal CG has a road that 4x4 works best when wet. So far with exception of costing more dollars to buy and a slim chance of added maintenance, I see no downside for a 4x4. But of course, there are choices and if the OP wishes to go that way, there are few used and probably neven fewer new 4x2 duallys on dealer's lots.
Denny
