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Ive been looking recently at newer trucks, and am undecided as what to get. I had a '97 F-250 7.3 and loved it, sold it so i wouldnt have any payments when i went to welding school. I will be done with school in a month and a half and need a truck. I would go with a 7.3 of any year, '94.5-'97 or '99-'03 if i could find one with low enough miles, those things seem indistructible. As for the '03 6.0's, i know too many folks that had wayyyy to many problems with them. So i guess my next question is a '04 6.0 or a '05 - '07 6.0. So many choices, whats a guy to do ?! I guess the big thing is ill be driving alot, so it needs to be farly comfortable and which ones are the least troublesome?
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And as for your comfort question, they lengthened the rear springs in '05 and if you're thinking 4x4, the '05 on up front is a coil spring set up that turns tighter than previous years, is nicer riding, uses basically the same control arms as the F550, is a 6000 lb rated Dana 60, has a redesigned steering system.
I think the frame strength was increased in '05 as well, and I know the brakes are bigger. Oh also they upped the rated capacities, the SRW 4x4 F350 was up to 11,400#, the same as the other guys DRWs, the rear axle was a 7k lb unit in the SRW 350s too. Oh and they also came out with the integrated brake controller -- way cool for us that tow.
That's about all I can think of, there do seem to be less complaints the later the year. Remember any 6.0 will have the Torqshift if it's an auto -- an extremely stout transmission...
I think the frame strength was increased in '05 as well, and I know the brakes are bigger. Oh also they upped the rated capacities, the SRW 4x4 F350 was up to 11,400#, the same as the other guys DRWs, the rear axle was a 7k lb unit in the SRW 350s too. Oh and they also came out with the integrated brake controller -- way cool for us that tow.
That's about all I can think of, there do seem to be less complaints the later the year. Remember any 6.0 will have the Torqshift if it's an auto -- an extremely stout transmission...
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