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I bought my 94 F150 new. I remember seeing F350 Superduty, but not a F250 Superduty...which means nothing other than there probably wasn't one on the lot. And that I didn't see any in the pickup capital of the world.
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well, here is what i can recall......they had the standard f150-350 along with what would be a f450 i guess but they called it a superduty, it was 2 wheel drive and had the straight axel up front.
in 1997? they had a f250 light duty, which was the same body style as the new style f150's, but it had 7 lugs, then they had the f250 heavy duty which was the use to be standard f250, d50 front, 8 lugs ect.....
then for model year 1999? they started calling the f250's and up the superduty line and the f150 was still just the f150.
in 1997? they had a f250 light duty, which was the same body style as the new style f150's, but it had 7 lugs, then they had the f250 heavy duty which was the use to be standard f250, d50 front, 8 lugs ect.....
then for model year 1999? they started calling the f250's and up the superduty line and the f150 was still just the f150.
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Originally Posted by bf250
well, here is what i can recall......they had the standard f150-350 along with what would be a f450 i guess but they called it a superduty, it was 2 wheel drive and had the straight axel up front.
in 1997? they had a f250 light duty, which was the same body style as the new style f150's, but it had 7 lugs, then they had the f250 heavy duty which was the use to be standard f250, d50 front, 8 lugs ect.....
then for model year 1999? they started calling the f250's and up the superduty line and the f150 was still just the f150.
in 1997? they had a f250 light duty, which was the same body style as the new style f150's, but it had 7 lugs, then they had the f250 heavy duty which was the use to be standard f250, d50 front, 8 lugs ect.....
then for model year 1999? they started calling the f250's and up the superduty line and the f150 was still just the f150.
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starting in i believe it was 90 or 91, you could get a F250 light duty, or a F250 Heavy Duty
the difference was in the size of the springs, and the difference meant a low gvwr, or a higher gvwr
it was clearly marked as a F250HD on the back of the truck.
this is an edit of my earlier post. i got the SD and HD mixed up.
back in 88 you could get a super duty dual wheel cab chassis. it was the same as what is now called the F450
the difference was in the size of the springs, and the difference meant a low gvwr, or a higher gvwr
it was clearly marked as a F250HD on the back of the truck.
this is an edit of my earlier post. i got the SD and HD mixed up.
back in 88 you could get a super duty dual wheel cab chassis. it was the same as what is now called the F450
Last edited by tjc transport; Aug 26, 2007 at 04:59 PM.
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Up until about early '97 they had F-250 standard and F-250HD (heavy duty) models. The HD had a full floater rear axle and a higher load rating than the standard model.
The Super Duty was usually a chassis cab model truck or similar heavy duty truck but not as an F-250. 96onefifty and BF250 mentioned that the SD was an F-450 or larger deal. That matches what I seem to remember.
In mid-year '97 the entire lineup along with the designations changed. For a while you could get up to 4 different versions of the F-250. Must be fun getting parts for a '97.
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The Super Duty was usually a chassis cab model truck or similar heavy duty truck but not as an F-250. 96onefifty and BF250 mentioned that the SD was an F-450 or larger deal. That matches what I seem to remember.
In mid-year '97 the entire lineup along with the designations changed. For a while you could get up to 4 different versions of the F-250. Must be fun getting parts for a '97.
Lou Braun
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