I'm thinking of upgrading as I need a solid SRW tow vehicle... However, I can't get over the fact that for some reason some of the super duties from the factory seem "lowered" in the back, so that the truck appears to be level from front to back. I prefer the look of the back being higher as in the F150s... Is this something that can be adjusted in the suspension..? Why are some super duties level and others look "normal" as in the F150..?

 

This is the first I have heard of someone liking the higher in the back look of a truck. You could do an add-a leaf in the rear. That would raise it up a little.

 

WHAT?

I have never looked at an F250 non FX4 and thought, man that looks level.

There is rake in there.

 

Exactly... My F-250 sits CLOSE to level, and that's cause it has the extra capacity X code front springs.

 

If I want it level, I will just drop a yard of mulch in there and drive around or hook up my 5er. LOL

 

The rear height has to do with the block that was used. In early 99 all SD trucks had a 4" rear block. In late 99 the F250s went to a 2" rear block to make the truck sit more level, while the F350s kept the 4" block. If you have the X code plow package springs and a 4" block then the truck will sit level with no load in the bed.

 

Ok, thanks. Are these part of the choices when ordering (the block and X springs) or it would it be, say, part of the snow plow prep package?

If anyone can provide any additional information on this, or a link to where I could go, I would appreciate it. (The dealer was clueless...)

 

The blocks are standard equipment, and can't be changed. If you order a 250 you get a 2" block, if you order a 350 then you get a 4" block. The X-code springs apply to trucks up to 05 as it refers to leaf springs, but it is part of the snow plow prep package. The 05+ coils springs probably have some sort of designation for higher/lower spring rates. The higher the spring rate the higher it will ride (generally).

 

My F250 has the heavy duty springs in the front and it definitely makes it ride stiffer, but it doesn't sit any higher than my first 08 F250, which did not have the heavy duty springs. The F350 sits higher in the rear because it has larger rear blocks than the F250.