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Old Oct 11, 2004 | 07:45 PM
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TTB before 1965?

Did F-350 one ton's have Twin I Beam independent front suspension before the F-100's and F-250's (some one told me so) or were they are changed over in 1965. Just curious, any replies will be appreciated. My grandfather has a '64 F-250 with a straight front axle so I assume that F-250's changed in '65 to Twin I Beam with F-100's.
 
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Old Oct 11, 2004 | 09:27 PM
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No, whoever told you that was wrong. F100 and F250 2wd trucks got twin Ibeam in 65. Everything else waited.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 05:21 AM
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I think the 350 4 wheeler went to I-beams in 65, but it was many years later before the dually did.

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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 06:50 AM
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You mean 4 wheels as opposed to 6. Not as in 4wd. 4wd did not have twinI beams.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2004 | 05:51 AM
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Yup, After a reread, I do believe that is zackly what I ment. 4 wheeler vr dually

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Old Oct 13, 2004 | 08:12 AM
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And to really confuse this issue, I've seen "Heavy" F250's with single I beam just like F350s had thru 66 & beyond also. Those F250s well over 6900# MGVW "break point".

Hey John, I hate the taste of "hat" myself, so I started saying:
4X2 for a 4 wheel with 2wd and 4x4 for the 4 wheel with 4wds and 6X2 for a dually with rear axle drive and 6x6 for a all wheel drive dually etc. etc. Just like military does. It's sort of a lot easier keeping it all straight that way. Amount of wheels 1st, amount of driven wheels 2nd. . . . . FWIW
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