'08 Front Suspension

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Aug 28, 2006 | 03:56 PM

Louisville Joe

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'08 Front Suspension

I have heard rumors that 'Twin-I-Beam' is gone for '08 on 4X2 models, and an IFS is coming for F-250 4X4's. What have you all heard or seen?

Aug 28, 2006 | 07:36 PM

KubotaOrange76

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i saw 5 08 superduties being tested and allwere 4x4's with the same solid front axle as the 05-07

Aug 28, 2006 | 09:00 PM

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good. thats what we want to hear! i hope ford knows a good thing when they see it. i know a few "hardcore" chevy guys that now drive f-250 for the sole reason of the solid front axle.
keep it ford

Aug 28, 2006 | 09:38 PM

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I could go either way on the 4X4's, but I wouldn't miss 'Twin-I-Beam' at all.

Aug 28, 2006 | 09:42 PM

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Don't know about that. Of all of the trucks that have reported the "death wobble" of recent models, I don't think any of them were twin-I-beam-ers...

Aug 28, 2006 | 11:47 PM

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'Twin-I-Beam' was a joke back in '65. Lousy geometry wears out tires so fast you need to rotate them every 3000 miles if you want life out of them. Leading arm bushings have always been a wear problem, when they went to plastic ball joints they go out fast, too (at least most of the aftermarket joints are greaseable). Notice Ranger and F-150 don't have 'Twin-I-Beam' anymore?