2000 F250 5.4 No towing power????
#31
11-06-2009 | 01:02 PM
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Yep, came with 4 springs from the factory 
Not a very good pic, but -
A little better lol -
That's the 98 4x4 ^^^ The 01 was a 2wd 4 door with 3 springs. Ugly as hell too, purchased from a guy than ran into problems, - then sold her quick lol. Wish I would have swapped seats first
- Ahh, that didn't seem right, for some reason lol.
Not a very good pic, but -
A little better lol -
That's the 98 4x4 ^^^ The 01 was a 2wd 4 door with 3 springs. Ugly as hell too, purchased from a guy than ran into problems, - then sold her quick lol. Wish I would have swapped seats first
- Ahh, that didn't seem right, for some reason lol.
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#33
11-06-2009 | 01:26 PM
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From: Puyallup, WA
Looks like you got new U bolts on there? Was that due to a lift or something?
Klitch, That's right.... I do have the E4OD, so I do have the longer torsion bars....
Here is mine with 6 leafs! Note the stock leafs and the overload one and how it's bent flat!... It's really only working with 2 leafs on the stock pack! Must have happened when I bump stopped it! ha, ha!
Haven't hit the bumps since I added the overloads!
Mitch
Klitch, That's right.... I do have the E4OD, so I do have the longer torsion bars....
Here is mine with 6 leafs! Note the stock leafs and the overload one and how it's bent flat!... It's really only working with 2 leafs on the stock pack! Must have happened when I bump stopped it! ha, ha!
Haven't hit the bumps since I added the overloads!
Mitch
Last edited by MitchF150; 11-06-2009 at 01:29 PM.
#34
11-06-2009 | 01:31 PM
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From: missing Texas...
YES, a wastegate on the boost side...
also the couple of procahrged superduty trucks I've encountered use the 6.0 stock intercooler and it seems to be better than the ATI 2 core...
his other option is a turbo
#35
11-06-2009 | 01:35 PM
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Hey Brew 
Your DJ stickers are real interesting! I mean, your 98 has a lower GVWR then the 01, but has a higher Front GAWR and a slightly lower Rear GAWR...
And.... compared to my 97, your 98 has the same GVWR and same Front GAWR as mine, but I only have a #3250 Rear GAWR!! (I wonder if they were setup to be snow plows???? Mine did originate from Canada.... Humm...)
I've got the same 9.75" rear end, so I wonder what the difference is between all the years? How many leaf springs does your 98 have? My 97 only has 3... That's probably the difference right there!
I just know that when I did try to load about a 'ton 'o' bricks' in the bed when I first got the rig, it totally went to the rear bump stops! That's when I added the overloads and never looked back!
I'm sure my 9.75" rear is the same as all the others, but I've always wondered about the low rating on it.....
I'm sure I exceed it by a tad when I'm towing the trailer, but what the heck... It's got over 200,000 miles on it and no issues... Can't argue with that!
Mitch
Your DJ stickers are real interesting! I mean, your 98 has a lower GVWR then the 01, but has a higher Front GAWR and a slightly lower Rear GAWR...
And.... compared to my 97, your 98 has the same GVWR and same Front GAWR as mine, but I only have a #3250 Rear GAWR!! (I wonder if they were setup to be snow plows???? Mine did originate from Canada.... Humm...)
I've got the same 9.75" rear end, so I wonder what the difference is between all the years? How many leaf springs does your 98 have? My 97 only has 3... That's probably the difference right there!
I just know that when I did try to load about a 'ton 'o' bricks' in the bed when I first got the rig, it totally went to the rear bump stops! That's when I added the overloads and never looked back!
I'm sure my 9.75" rear is the same as all the others, but I've always wondered about the low rating on it.....
I'm sure I exceed it by a tad when I'm towing the trailer, but what the heck... It's got over 200,000 miles on it and no issues... Can't argue with that!
Mitch
No comparison to the 98.
Last edited by jbrew; 11-06-2009 at 01:38 PM.
#36
11-06-2009 | 01:43 PM
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From: MI
Looks like you got new U bolts on there? Was that due to a lift or something?
Klitch, That's right.... I do have the E4OD, so I do have the longer torsion bars....
Here is mine with 6 leafs! Note the stock leafs and the overload one and how it's bent flat!... It's really only working with 2 leafs on the stock pack! Must have happened when I bump stopped it! ha, ha!
Haven't hit the bumps since I added the overloads!
Mitch
Klitch, That's right.... I do have the E4OD, so I do have the longer torsion bars....
Here is mine with 6 leafs! Note the stock leafs and the overload one and how it's bent flat!... It's really only working with 2 leafs on the stock pack! Must have happened when I bump stopped it! ha, ha!
Haven't hit the bumps since I added the overloads!
Mitch
Yea, I want to do what you did, that's a good set up.
200,000 miles. I think we're broke in finally
#37
11-06-2009 | 01:59 PM
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From: MI
That's right , there's that turbo kit. That turbo I had on the 99 7.3 dually (before I totaled it) was killer thru the mountains of PA. Not sure what one would be like bolted down to a 5four lol.