Why so tall?
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The 6k springs on the f450 use a smaller wire than the 6k spring on the f350. I figure it is because a f350 with 6k on the front axle has more weight on the springs than a f450 with 6k on the axle. (The extra weight for the heavier tires and brakes aren't supported by the springs.) The f450 spec sheet shows a 7k axle max and a 6.5k spring option. I don't know how to order the various combinations though.
BTW, the f450 is 200# heavier on the front (and 300# heavier on the rear), so you would exceed the 5600# front spring of the f350 fairly easily with 5 passengers and anything in front of the axle in the bed.
BTW, the f450 is 200# heavier on the front (and 300# heavier on the rear), so you would exceed the 5600# front spring of the f350 fairly easily with 5 passengers and anything in front of the axle in the bed.
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Josh measured a SRW 350 with 20's at 81.5". lawdogg149 has F350 SRW 4x4 with snowplow package and 20's at 83.5. My truck will be a F350 Lariat 4x4 with the Heavy Service Front Suspension Package (67H) and 20's (642). I have 82.75 at the absolute max to get in my garage. Does anyone else have any more measurements or advice? I'm getting extremely worried that it will not work.
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Originally Posted by DL222
Josh measured a SRW 350 with 20's at 81.5". lawdogg149 has F350 SRW 4x4 with snowplow package and 20's at 83.5. My truck will be a F350 Lariat 4x4 with the Heavy Service Front Suspension Package (67H) and 20's (642). I have 82.75 at the absolute max to get in my garage. Does anyone else have any more measurements or advice? I'm getting extremely worried that it will not work.
#66
Depends if the 250 has the HD tow package or not. A 250 with HD tow pkg. and the camper package is identical to a SRW 350. Without the camper package it will be missing the overload spring. Without the HD tow pkg. it will have a different rear axle, the Sterling 10.5, as opposed to the new M275.
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Josh measured a SRW 350 with 20's at 81.5". lawdogg149 has F350 SRW 4x4 with snowplow package and 20's at 83.5. My truck will be a F350 Lariat 4x4 with the Heavy Service Front Suspension Package (67H) and 20's (642). I have 82.75 at the absolute max to get in my garage. Does anyone else have any more measurements or advice? I'm getting extremely worried that it will not work.
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I haven't been around the garage door business for years, but they used to have what they called a "low-headroom kit." It basically added a second rail to each side of the door so that the main part of the door could roll up in a larger radius than the bottom rollers rode in. The lower rollers never reach the horizontal portion of the rails, so their rails went higher before curving toward horizontal, thereby raising the bottom of the door - and the height of the opening - by a few inches.
I fear that my wording is rather clumsy, but I hope you get the picture.
I fear that my wording is rather clumsy, but I hope you get the picture.
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