New owner questions
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Cargo Master
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New owner questions
I just bought a "2000 F250 Super Duty Crew Cab Short Box 4X4 V10 5spd Lariat Off-Road" pickup this past weekend.
Can someone tell me what axle ratio I have (I checked the every list on this site didn't find a matching code). The tag reads "L30 10 5 9C15".
Also, my left front wheel is tilted in at the top (too much camber?). Is that a ball joint problem or something else?
I am sure I'll have many more questions later, but thanks for the help on this.
Jeff
Can someone tell me what axle ratio I have (I checked the every list on this site didn't find a matching code). The tag reads "L30 10 5 9C15".
Also, my left front wheel is tilted in at the top (too much camber?). Is that a ball joint problem or something else?
I am sure I'll have many more questions later, but thanks for the help on this.
Jeff
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yea take it to a front end shop and have it checked out...not that you wont fix it your self but there is probly more bad parts gonna need a good alinement after fix .... theres a tech folder at the top of this fourm thats how i found out my gear
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As for the ratio, I'm not sure what ratios come with the options packages for the V10. I would guess either 3.73 or 4.10, but I'm just spitballing. Hopefully somebody will chime in with a better anwer...
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You should also be able to read the code on the drivers door frame certificate label. Find the code, and then the chart in the tech folder will decode it for you. Maybe print the chart so you will know what the code is supposed to look like.
If all else fails, you can jack up the rear axle, mark a tire and the drive line, and count the rotations. If a PO has changed gears, that might be the only way to find out.
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Thanks bpounds, but I checked those already. The door tag axle code is blank. The second tag on the rear axle just says which fluid to use.
As for the front end, I got around to checking today and found the lower ball joint is SHOT! Looks like I have my first project this weekend.
As for the front end, I got around to checking today and found the lower ball joint is SHOT! Looks like I have my first project this weekend.
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I don't do anything to my truck without checking on here first. Let us know if you run into any trouble with your ball joint replacement.
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As for my ball joints, I got the driver's side torn down today and will finish it up on Monday. I can't wait!
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Just wanted to say thanks for everyone's input and for this site.
I got my driver's side ball joints replaced this weekend. Only the lower was bad, but since I had it apart I went ahead and did the upper also. My dad's buddy hooked me up with a matching upper (Spicer) that a customer never picked up for only $25.
The whole job went super easy thanks to working on a truck with absolutely no rust anywhere. My dad turned my rotors on his brake lathe while I had it all apart and another buddy of his found me a nice set of 285/75R16 Toyo M55 tires (about 40% tread) for $140 mounted and balanced.
So now I have a nice tight front end and no more bald tires!!
Thanks everyone! Next weekend it will be time to change the fluids and belt.
I got my driver's side ball joints replaced this weekend. Only the lower was bad, but since I had it apart I went ahead and did the upper also. My dad's buddy hooked me up with a matching upper (Spicer) that a customer never picked up for only $25.
The whole job went super easy thanks to working on a truck with absolutely no rust anywhere. My dad turned my rotors on his brake lathe while I had it all apart and another buddy of his found me a nice set of 285/75R16 Toyo M55 tires (about 40% tread) for $140 mounted and balanced.
So now I have a nice tight front end and no more bald tires!!
Thanks everyone! Next weekend it will be time to change the fluids and belt.