I just lost my f150 due to a neglegant driver. I am looking at an '88 f350 crew cab 4x4 long bed with a 460 v8. I am curious as to the technical data, as to overall hp and torque as well as fuel consumption and such, basic specifications. I have found limited info on the internet, and was hoping for some help. Thanks.

 

My truck is pretty similar to the one you're looking at: '92 F350 CrewCab 4x4 SRW Longbed with 351/C6.

Front axle: Dana 60 High Pinion with kingpin knuckles and reverse-cut gears. A very strong and sought-after axle among the hardcore 4wheeler crowd. Can come with manual locking or autolock hubs. The autolocks suck, the manuals are great.

Rear axle: Ford/Sterling/Visteon 10.25" full-float. 6250 lbs weight carrying capacity in single rear wheel configuration, according to the manufacturer. Actual rear gross axle weight rating for the truck by Ford is 6,084 lbs, the sum of the 2 rear tire's load capacity.

Tires/wheels: Stock size tires are 235/85-16E, 3042 lbs load capacity each at 80psi max. Wheel bolt pattern is 8 lug with 6.5" bolt circle. I don't have stock wheels on mine, the stock ones should be about 7.5" wide.

Gear ratios: The F350's came with 2 ratio choices- 4.10 and 3.55. A Ford Traction-Loc limited slip rear differential was optional. Axle codes are found on the VIN/weight sticker on the driver's door. Code 39 is a 3.55 open diff, 35 is a 4.10 open, C9 is a 3.55 ltd slip, and C5 is a 4.10 ltd slip.

GVWR and Towing capacity: Truck GVWR is 9200 lbs, also listed on the door sticker. Towing capacity is figured from the Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR). Subtract actual truck scale weight (my similar truck weighs about 6500 lbs unloaded) from the GCWR and what's left over is the max tow capacity. GCWR's for the F350 with 460 and auto trans are: 13,500 lbs with 3.55 axle ratio, 16,500 lbs with 4.10 axle ratio. 16,500 - 6500 = 10,000 lbs max towing.

Transmissions: Two transmissions were available on F350's in '88 that I know of. The C6 3-speed auto without overdrive, which is a very tough automatic transmission, and the ZF 5-speed heavy duty manual tranny with 'granny' first gear and overdrive 5th, also a strong tranny. The overdrive E4OD 4-speed auto didn't make it into F350's untill '92, as far as I know.

Transfer case: either the Borg Warner 13-45 or 13-56. Both are aluminum case chain drive part-time and can be either manual shift or ESOF (electronic shift). The manual shift t-cases are much more reliable than the electrics.

460 HP and Torque (these are estimations based on my failing memory so take them with a grain of salt): Peak torque is developed around 2400 rpm on the later engines, somewhere in the 425+ ft-lb range. HP around 230-250 about 3800-ish rpm range. Hopefully someone will here will be able to post some exact figures the '88 460 for ya .

Hope that helps ya out!