i think that is for really small dry cleaning

 

To Buzz Cut,

Very nice setup!!. Truck does look very level when hooked up. What is your truck specs? What kind of performance/mpg do you see, mods, etc? What trailer are you using?

By saddles it looks like yo're into endurance riding? Where are you located? That is the reason for me getting the PSD. We are getting back into ER after 15 year absence.

Ted

 

I installed large truck mud flaps that extend across the entire rear of the truck (they're actually installed on the hitch) to protect my trailer. I measured for them when the truck was unloaded. When I hooked up the trailer and the truck squated (about 1000# tongue weight), the flaps were just barely touching the road. Didn't have time to change the setup before my trip and took off on the 800 mile round-trip. Driving down the road the flaps don't contact the road because of the wind so I didn't cause any wear, but I will modify the install so that they don't contact the road at all.

 

Hi Im newbie . I have 2004 f250 supercab with plow & camper package. The rear is a little lower any Ideas??? Can & where can i buy the 4inch rear block??? thanks Brian

 

Wecome to FTE, PLC try Motor Haven they might have what you are looking for that is www.motorhaven.com Good Luck

 

Dealer is a good bet, make sure you get new U-bolts also, as you should not re use the old ones.

 

O3 6.0 with torqshift, Lariat Trim, tow, Camper, FX4 package Leer shell other than that stock.

Trailer is a Sundowner Valulite 727 3 horse slant with front and rear tack rooms, extra drop down bars so we can have the windows open for ventaltion but no horse heads sticking out, Escape door in stall #1. Trailer weight is 4000, 23 feet long, front tack has a 50 gallon water tank

The wife and I are both members of NATRC and AERC, Pacific Region, we live in the Santa Cruz Mts just west of San Jose CA

 

Maybe you should just shut down all the forums for everything except the new 6.0's. I'm sure every topic on the 7.3's has already been discussed by now.

If questions are going to be ridiculed in this manner, especially by a moderator (representative of FTE), what's the point of having these forums?

 

All that is asked, is to do a SIMPLE search about a question that you may have. If you don't find the answers, then post the question.
These trucks have been around since 99, just about everything that you could think of has been covered.

By doing a search first to find your answer, bandwidth is saved by not cluttering the forums with repetitive basic questions.

 

It wasn't the suggestion that the user do a search that was offensive. It was the tone of the moderators response.

I believe it was attitudes and responses like Monsta's that contributed to the shut down of the OTL.

 

Well, I don't know what to tell you. Monsta is very well liked and respected around here, and has been around for a long time.

I believe there was a little more to the demise of the OTL forum than a response like this. With 9 posts under your belt, and to say what you are saying now, I think maybe it was users like you that contributed to the shut down of the OTL.

If the original thread starter didn't have a problem with his response, why should you since it wasn't directed at YOU.

If this bothers you, or you take offense to it, maybe you shouldn't be on the internet.

 

I still find it hard to beleive that they have the SAME springs but just up the rating.

There is not actual specification that I can find on the springs that gives load or lbs/in other than "computer selected". However considering the F350 is rated higher, I am going out on a limb to say the springs are heavier. Addtionally, I can notice a difference driving the two. The 4 inch blocks aren't going to do that to the ride.

 

Here are some threads I came up with using the search feature:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...hlight=250+350

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...hlight=250+350

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...hlight=250+350

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...hlight=250+350

 

The 4" block allows the spring to compress more before the truck reaches a sagging point. It makes perfect sense to me. Ford doesn't want the F250 to sag under load. It's designed to ride level when fully loaded.

I don't know why some of you guys won't belive past posts taken from Ford literature. The springs are the same. Of course you will notice a difference driving the two because the F350 is sitting up much higher in the rear. A level truck will always ride smoother than an unven truck which is why a lot of guys level their trucks. F350 should be a rougher ride because of the height difference.

This information on the springs is based on FACTS from a Ford publication, not speculation.

 

"If the original thread starter didn't have a problem with his response, why should you since it wasn't directed at YOU."

OK guys let's not get hostile.

Actually I was a little surprised that a moderator made that comment but I've been around computers and BBSs since way before forums so I just let it pass.

I have been lurking at FTE for quite a while (1 month) and gleaning as much info as I could gather before posting. So far I've found FTE pretty much one of the best compared to other truck forums. Most posts to the point w/some wandering but not to much.

The reason I did org post was because there is a lot of contray info in eariler posts and nobody seems to have the "definitive" or "final" answer. Even though 7.3s & new body style have been around since '99, manuals get superseded and experience from buyers can confirm or disprove info as time goes on. My intention in the orig post was to get accurate info on suspension and ride heights between 250/350 2wd/4wd. Maybe I should have been a little clearer im my orig question.

Maybe what would help alleviate some of the repetitive questions is a forum list for "most ask questions" I have seen this used quite effectivly at othe sites. New users could then rely on the answers in the list to be "accurate" and up to date. I don't want to belabor the issue any more since this thread has gotten off subject. Since I started this mess as far as I'm concerned you can close this thread.

Hopefully I will meet many nice people here in the coming months and gather as much info as possible. Also share my own experences once I get my own PSD.