How does conflict with anything I wrote?

 

You need to research your info! So much mis info, don't mean to sound harsh but pls try to be more accurate.John

 

Also, I believe for 92-96 all 4wd 250s were HD. Not sure about 91 and older though.

 

Ok, for the third time.... what is wrong with what I posted?

Definitely not true. Here's a 1995 F-250 with a semi-floating rear axle.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1995-...item2a14540f13

 

AFAIK the best way to ID a HD (aside from GVWR sticker) is by the rear axle. HDs will have a full floating axle and 8 lug wheels. The late 90's LD's (later re-named F150 7700) will have 7 lug wheels (if memory serves correct) and be a conventional rear axle (along with have the "new" rounded body style)

 

Yea you posted GVWR 8500 instead of 8600...hey 100 lbs is a 100 lbs
There is another good indicator of a HD truck, and that is that the tires were LT235/85R-16E, where as the reg duty trucks were delivered with LT215/85R-16D

 

OK, Ill come to defend him here as funny as this is... He posted {greater then} 8500 you must have missed the > or the corresponding math classes that taught what that meant. jk ... Carry on.

 

That's not a 4wd truck.

It does bring up another difference though since it has a 300 in it. The HD only came with the 351, 460, or Diesel. Again, I know this to be true for 92-96 trucks. This could have been different in older trucks.

 

Beat me to it.

Ok, point taken. I'll keep looking. It's also possible that I'm wrong about that.

You could also get the HD with a 300 - but I am also not sure about the years that was available. I definitely know it was true for some years.

 

Euro trash math! give me good old American 00 double-ought plain old math


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You could also get the HD with a 300 - but I am also not sure about the years that was available. I definitely know it was true for some years.


Scratch 1988 off the possibility list for the 300

 

Probably mostly fleet vehicles. I know I've seen F350s with 300s in them, I'm sure they found their way into the F250HDs, too.

And, yes, body rot sucks here in the snow belt.

Jason

 

So, My 92 SC F250 states by the GVWR 8800 and factory tires were the 235/85/16E's.

So by that info mine is a HD model? So they didnt always indicate HEAVYDUTY on the badging.......Sorry for the dumb question, I'm new to the pre 97 3/4-1tons.

 

There is no such thing as a Light Duty F250 in our years (92-96). Check the wiki article if you don't believe me. After 1997 (though like 99) Ford did have an LD F250. It looks like the F150. They are easy to spot. They didn't last long after the Super Duties took hold.

The "HD F250" was only offered in 97 model year. BECAUSE, Ford did not offer a diesel F250 in 98. They continued the 97's late into 98 and brought the 99's out early in 98. I have no clue why. They just did. Probably because the Super Duty roll-out got delayed for some reason. The "HD F250" is exactly the same as every other 9th gen F250. The LD F250 offered in 97 is part of the 10th gen.

Now prior to 9th gen trucks, I can't say. But that is the truth. I see this come up on this forum a lot. It isn't difficult to figure out. Use Google. It takes you right to the wiki article on Ford F-series.

For you 8th gen guys: the straight six trucks may have had a lower GVWR, but Ford does not officially call them an LD truck. It isn't in the name. But as a rule, F250s are 8800 GVWR. Towing capacities vary with engine and transmission.

 

F250 with a 5.0 and 4.9 usually was the lighter duty models of 92-97, but I cant really recall seeing to many, usually its the 87-91 models.

That being said look at the HD F250's-ones with 8600+ GVWR-they dont have airbags! None of them will ever have one, never seen a one that did. Also you will notice the studs for the lugnuts are much larger and have larger lugnuts of course, then there is the fact they sit VERY high compared to most regular old 250's. This is usually b/c they almost always had a camper, towing, or whatever HD suspension option on them. Basically they are an F350 with the TTB frontend, why ford even bothered I dont know-but they made them this way. I own one, it fits the above to a T. Its a reg cab 94 F250XLT lariat with the larger lugs, sterling full floating rear, dana 50 front axle and gvwr of 8600lbs.

Now, this is NOT to be confused with the 10th gen F150/LD F250. The LD F250 (and consequently the F150 7700) used 7 lugs, had the new body style, used a sterling semi floating rear, used torsion bar frontends, andhad a GVWR of apparently 7700lbs. Now I dont think I could ever own one b/c of how it would be to find parts, but from what I hear they handled thier own pretty well.

Bottom line-if it has a GVWR below 8600lbs and was made between 87-97 its a light duty model.

Why does this topic have to be so difficult for some to comprehend??

 

Light duty F250's 1992-1997 do exist. I've seen some run around here.

Their easy to spot with their silly semi-floating axles with 8 bolt wheels.