VIN code question - 1998 F250
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VIN code question - 1998 F250
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I was looking at a 1998 f250 today and ran a vin code inquiry (https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenan...ls/default.asp) to see what the GVWR rating was. It says it is a class 7, 26,001 - 33,000 Pounds range. The other f250's I looked at were listed class f, 7,001 - 8,000 Pounds. These are not the super duty size trucks and look just like the f150's in those years. Is it possible that this truck has that stout an axle in it?
I was looking at a 1998 f250 today and ran a vin code inquiry (https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenan...ls/default.asp) to see what the GVWR rating was. It says it is a class 7, 26,001 - 33,000 Pounds range. The other f250's I looked at were listed class f, 7,001 - 8,000 Pounds. These are not the super duty size trucks and look just like the f150's in those years. Is it possible that this truck has that stout an axle in it?
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In that time frame some of the letters for brake designations overlapped. Due to this you can't always trust the decoder... especially when it spits out numbers like that.
F250LDs had 10.25" rear axles... the biggest on an F-150 of that time frame was the 9.75." It also had stiffer/higher rated springs on all four corners. A thicker frame, bigger brakes.... tell me when to stop. The vin should say F or P for the fourth digit for the brake class, type (hydraulics or pneumatics; abs, four wheel rear wheel - restraint type - belts with or without airbags). That one letter has a lot of meaning. For you situation it means 7,001-8,000lb hydraulic, rear wheel abs, both driver/passenger air bags.
With 250LDs I'd advise seeing trucks in person and looking at the jamb sticker for the gvwr. F250LDs can have the 'F' in the vin and still only have a somewhat low 7200gvwr in some trims.
-Kerry
F250LDs had 10.25" rear axles... the biggest on an F-150 of that time frame was the 9.75." It also had stiffer/higher rated springs on all four corners. A thicker frame, bigger brakes.... tell me when to stop. The vin should say F or P for the fourth digit for the brake class, type (hydraulics or pneumatics; abs, four wheel rear wheel - restraint type - belts with or without airbags). That one letter has a lot of meaning. For you situation it means 7,001-8,000lb hydraulic, rear wheel abs, both driver/passenger air bags.
With 250LDs I'd advise seeing trucks in person and looking at the jamb sticker for the gvwr. F250LDs can have the 'F' in the vin and still only have a somewhat low 7200gvwr in some trims.
-Kerry
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VIN code question - 1998 F250
Thanks for those replies folks.
Kerry, that was the info I was looking for. It was hard to believe the gvrw the decoder reported...lol. The front end of the vin is 1FTPX28L2W. So it is a "P" code. I have to go back this week to take a test drive so I'll be able to see the door jam sticker. It did have a larger lug pattern on the rear axle, 7 or eight lug I think (definitely more than five).
Thanks again for all the help.
Paul
Kerry, that was the info I was looking for. It was hard to believe the gvrw the decoder reported...lol. The front end of the vin is 1FTPX28L2W. So it is a "P" code. I have to go back this week to take a test drive so I'll be able to see the door jam sticker. It did have a larger lug pattern on the rear axle, 7 or eight lug I think (definitely more than five).
Thanks again for all the help.
Paul
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A while back I wrote Ford about any possibility of an 8 lug '97-'99 F250LD... they said none. Parts houses do claim to have parts for them... but who knows what they really have.
-Kerry
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