I was looking at 2005 vans, one is E150 and the other is E350. What are the major differences if any?

Thanks for any input

Tony

 

The E150 is a half ton chassis, the E350 is a one ton chassis. Engines, transmissions, rear ends, brakes, springs, shocks, wheels, tires all differ accordingly.

Steve
'95 Clubwagon XLT

 

If prices and conditon are comparable get the E350. You can never have too much van/truck.

 

Well I took your advice, the two were the same year and the same price, but the E150 had about 8k less miles. I bought the E350 tonight, traded in my F150. I liked the truck, but needed more butt spaces.

Thanks

Tony

p.s. Is your avatar the Air Force symbol, it looks a little different. I'm Coast Guard myself, coming up on retirement.

 

Congratulations on your new van!!! I'm sure you'll be happier with the E350 than the E150. I love my 04, I carry 10 people on a regular basis and like the firmer suspension.

Yes, my avatar is the most recent Air Force symbol (I like the old one better). I just retired as an E7 with 21 years on November 1st. Start lining up your new career well before you retire.

 

oh sure you can have too much, unless you have a NEED for that much weight carrying capacity, the 150 is probably a better choice[you most likely get a higher rear end ratio[lower numerically ,better mpg] and the whole vehichle will be signifigantly lighter, heavier chassis components being used in the 1ton[again better mpg] . the ride quality will also be more compliant in a 1/2 as compared to a 1 ton . quite frankly the use of the 1 ton is usually overkill,as a 3/4 ton[250 series] is all thats really needed for 90% of van users who carry heavy loads, ie plumbers ,etc..... vans are by nature gas guzzlers and going to the heavy extremes just exacerbates that problem...

 

Interesting...my 2002 E150 5.4L gets 18 on the highway. My friend's E350 extended van with a 7.3 diesel was seeing that same mileage.

 

my earlier post was comparing the 1/2 to the 1 ton using the same powerplant, the 5.4 in both applications, im sure of the 2 the mileage on the 1 ton would be, to coin a phrase"lousy". as you are probably aware[or should be]diesels are by nature more efficient powerplants with torque curves that tend to peak pretty much lower than a comparable dispacement gas power plant, so it wouldnt be surprising to see a 1ton/diesel combo that could meet or maybe better a gas engined counterpart in a lighter chassis. there are a number of other variables that might enter into this comparison [trans shift points, rear end ratios,etc] comparing diesel to gas is an apple to orange comparison, not to mention the initial cost differential which over the life of most vehichles isnt ever amortized[ as a side note glad to hear your getting 18 with your van,as i just moved up to a 5.4 from a 4.6 and was interested in the rough mileage differential, my 4.6 got a best ever of 20.5, and bounced between 18-20 a lot A small addition to this post,just checked online and heres the diff men,2005 e-150 club/5254lbs, 2005 e-350 club hd[not the extended body]6296lbs, dat would be a 1042 lb. weight penalty for the big boy, all that being extra heavy chassis and drive components....thats roughly like carrying and extra engine and a half around , BOING!

 

18-20 with the 4.6 is pretty good. My brother has a 4.6 in his 2001 F150 4x4 and he gets 13 mpg almost religiously in that truck. I wonder what really makes up the difference in weight between the 150 and 350 vans. The bodies are identical. I guess a lot of the weight is in bigger tires, heavier rims, springs and a heavier rear. I would imagine that they use taller frame rails on the 250/350 vans too. When I start thinking about those components, 1000 lbs starts to make sense.

 

My point is that if you need a vehicle like this you have more versitility with the 1 ton. A lot of people overload their 1/2 ton vehicles with cargo and trailers on a regular basis. Also, if you carry close to the max number of passengers very often you'll appreciate the firmer suspension. I have put 15k on mine since I bought it and am still happy with the ride quality. The thing handles way better than a van has any right to. For my needs, I believe I have the right vehicle.



Just checked weights here on this web site and the difference between e150 and E350 was more like 300lbs for 2004 vans. https://www.ford-trucks.com/specs/20...eseries_1.html

 

I just looked at this spec sheet. By coincidence I weighed my van (E-150 clubwagon) about two weeks ago at a commercial truck scale. I wanted to see what it weighed empty and again fully loaded. It was right at 5500 lbs will all of the seats in it, a mostly empty fuel tank and me (I am 225 lbs). So my '95 is about 225 lbs lighter than the '06 if the scale is accurate.

Steve
'95 Clubwagon XLT

 

>I bought the E350 tonight

Great choice, what sometimes is a big plus is the 1 ton might be emissons exempt! Mine was and I bought used and abused :-)

 

Looked at this site and there is a conflict with the numbers on the ford site[ http://www.fordvehicles.com] the weights on the 2006's are inline with the #'s i qouted earlier, 5254# for a 150 xlt club and 6296# for a 350 xlt sd[this is 1 ton w/standard ,not extended body, also it appears that the standard axle in the 1 ton starts w the 3.73 another factor that would contribute to poorer road mileage at any given speed . still stand by the statement ,imo 1 tons are usually overkill, the 3/4 being a better choice for a load carrying van 90% of the time.....

 

mileage figures i qouted earlier for my 4.6 were strictly road mileage #'s and not combined ,combined #.s would be more in the 15-16 range at app 40/60 city/road. also driving styles greatly affect mileage #'s, in my case road speeds are typically never more than 70/ on cruise, as you start to increase that expect fairly dramatic losses.... relative to your brothers pickup if that is road[strictly] ,i agree, its poor[although the extra driveline mass/drag of the 4wd would account for some of that] i have a 95 f-150 , 4.9/5spd that regularly gets 20 on the road and 15-16 in city driving[3.55 rear/ 2wd ]

 

Where on fordvehicles did you find the weights and available differentials? I have been all over the E- series section and haven't found them. I would have thought weight would be listed under specs but I haven't found it. BTW on the 3/4 ton being good enough, that may be but Ford doesn't sell a 3/4 ton wagon.