F 550 Advice
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Laughing Gas
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F 550 Advice
Hello
I am on a Fire dept and we are getting a new Rescue truck. We wanna go with a 2010 4 door 4x4 F 550 diesel. We need this to be pretty heavy duty and get the most equipment in it we can without being overweight. Does anyone know of any good factory upgrades that will give us anymore capacity, the most truck possible. I believe a 488 gear helps but is there an upgrade for the front suspension or anything else? If you guys know of anything please let me know. We cant go to a 650 or 750 our chief wont budge on that.
Any help appreciated.
I am on a Fire dept and we are getting a new Rescue truck. We wanna go with a 2010 4 door 4x4 F 550 diesel. We need this to be pretty heavy duty and get the most equipment in it we can without being overweight. Does anyone know of any good factory upgrades that will give us anymore capacity, the most truck possible. I believe a 488 gear helps but is there an upgrade for the front suspension or anything else? If you guys know of anything please let me know. We cant go to a 650 or 750 our chief wont budge on that.
Any help appreciated.
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Hello
I am on a Fire dept and we are getting a new Rescue truck. We wanna go with a 2010 4 door 4x4 F 550 diesel. We need this to be pretty heavy duty and get the most equipment in it we can without being overweight. Does anyone know of any good factory upgrades that will give us anymore capacity, the most truck possible. I believe a 488 gear helps but is there an upgrade for the front suspension or anything else? If you guys know of anything please let me know. We cant go to a 650 or 750 our chief wont budge on that.
Any help appreciated.
I am on a Fire dept and we are getting a new Rescue truck. We wanna go with a 2010 4 door 4x4 F 550 diesel. We need this to be pretty heavy duty and get the most equipment in it we can without being overweight. Does anyone know of any good factory upgrades that will give us anymore capacity, the most truck possible. I believe a 488 gear helps but is there an upgrade for the front suspension or anything else? If you guys know of anything please let me know. We cant go to a 650 or 750 our chief wont budge on that.
Any help appreciated.
Is that with the 6.4? Check that forum out for issues and fixes.
Does it need a coolant filter?
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the 2010 6.4 will do all u want. If it weren't a fire vehicle i would say wail til 2011, but you need something proven and the 6.4 duperduty has done that.
the 550 will be built to handle that weight you're talkin about
the 550 will be built to handle that weight you're talkin about
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There are front and rear spring upgrades, as well as a 19,500# GVWR upgrade, which includes a 14,706# rear axle rating.
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