No overload spring
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No overload spring
Vin # 1FTNW21P24ED51285
o4 cc 4x4 SD srw SB. Can any one tell why this truck has no overload springs? And what isthe GVWR? Thanks for your help. I havn't posted in the wrong place. I am not real puter savey.
o4 cc 4x4 SD srw SB. Can any one tell why this truck has no overload springs? And what isthe GVWR? Thanks for your help. I havn't posted in the wrong place. I am not real puter savey.
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Here's a link to the '04 order guide for the '04 F-250. It appears like other years in that the overloads come as part of the camper package.
http://www.sunrisefordfleet.com/pdf_...er%20Guide.pdf
From the order guide:
CAMPER PACKAGE (532)
• Heavy service front springs (200 lbs. Upgrade above the
spring computer selected as a consequence of options chosen.
Not included if maximum springs have been computer selected
as standard equipment)
• Rear stabilizer bar
• Slide-in camper certification
• Auxiliary springs
NOTE: Salesperson's Source Book or Ford RV Trailer
Towing Guide should be consulted for specific trailer towing
or camper limits and corresponding required equipment, axle
ratios and model availability.
http://www.sunrisefordfleet.com/pdf_...er%20Guide.pdf
From the order guide:
CAMPER PACKAGE (532)
• Heavy service front springs (200 lbs. Upgrade above the
spring computer selected as a consequence of options chosen.
Not included if maximum springs have been computer selected
as standard equipment)
• Rear stabilizer bar
• Slide-in camper certification
• Auxiliary springs
NOTE: Salesperson's Source Book or Ford RV Trailer
Towing Guide should be consulted for specific trailer towing
or camper limits and corresponding required equipment, axle
ratios and model availability.
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From the VIN, you have a crew cab F250 4x4 6.0L PSD. In 04 they were all 8800lb GVW. As others have noted, unless it had a special package, it did not come with the auxiliary spring (the one on top). Spring codes from door won't tell you if it did or not.
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Thanks Aldridgec
Thanks for looking that up, I thought they just got left off. Because most others I have looked at have them. Again Thanks.....
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I use my F-250 for pulling trailers and use the Firestone airbags as adjustable overloads.
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They work great, you just put in the amount of air that you need depending on how much weight you are hauling so your truck doesn't squat low in the rear.
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Scraprat-Curious what the difference is between the F250 & F350 to allow the 8800 vs 9900 GVW difference? Mine is 8800 & my friends is 9900 just as you say & both are single rear wheel & look exactly the same from what I can tell?
BTW- I installed the Timbkin rubber overload bumper thing that looks like air bags but isn't & it works great & it was really cheap. I have the camper pacakge w/ the overload spring which I was supposed to remove but I left it on w/ the Tmbkin's & it works fantastic. I can load it really heavy & it doesn't sag at all.
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BTW- I installed the Timbkin rubber overload bumper thing that looks like air bags but isn't & it works great & it was really cheap. I have the camper pacakge w/ the overload spring which I was supposed to remove but I left it on w/ the Tmbkin's & it works fantastic. I can load it really heavy & it doesn't sag at all.
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It's likely the size of the block under the rear leaf springs. The F350 gets an overload as stock and the F250 gets one as part of a suspension package (camper, heavy service, plow). All of this can be dependent on year.
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How is the block going go to change GVWR? F350's get a bit more spring in the rear than the 250's.