2000 F350 vs E350 front suspension differences
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5th Wheeling
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2000 F350 vs E350 front suspension differences
I've been hunting around in here for a while and haven't found any real definitive info. I do a lot of wild swaps, last I did was putting a 48 ford on a 2000 F550 chassis. It worked in the end but I had to move the front leafs back 6" to make the whole thing work. Pain in the ****. I want to work with coils rather than leafs so I want to go with an F350 or an E350 this time. I like the E350 because it's snub nose will make it easier to work with the tiny truck I put on. But I'm wondering if there are any differences in the front suspensions other than maybe location of the steering stuff. I haven't been able to find good diagrams of either vehicles front suspension from the 2000 era. I want to use lowering parts for an F350 but not sure how that will work out on a E350.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Laughing Gas
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Dunno the details, but I know they are not the same. I just did the Pittman arm, tie rods, ball joints. NAPA did not have a Pittman arm for my E350 in their system. One of the gals there called a buddy at a local Ford dealer, who did some cross checking and said that the F350 Pittman arm is the same part number. NAPA had the F350 version, so I thought I was good.
Not even close. Longer by about an inch, with a very different bend to it.
Autozone had the right part.
Not even close. Longer by about an inch, with a very different bend to it.
Autozone had the right part.
Fleet Owner
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From: Reynoldsburg, Ohio
For the most part that's completely true---sadly for we E-Series owners. The steering columns will interchange between certain years but that's rare.
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5th Wheeling
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Yea I'm gonna stay away from the E series. The hunt is on for a 99-00 F350 Super cab dually 2wd 7.3 auto.... Surprisingly hard to find one.
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