Nice F series

[Roert42]

Close, F150's were that body style from 92-96, F250/350 stuck with it through December 97. The 99 Super Duty 250/350/450 went into production January 2nd,1998.

I was assuming it was a 150.

 

[franklin2]

I was assuming it was a 150.

They never had those type wheels on a f150 is the only way I knew it was a bigger truck.

 

[Roert42]

They never had those type wheels on a f150 is the only way I knew it was a bigger truck.

I had some on mine.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Spacenose

Also forgot to add the 97 250/350 OBS trucks will have "heavy duty" on the fender badge, unlike 92-96 that will say "XL or XLT"

My '97 is an XLT... must have been an F250 thing...

 

[rusty ol ranger]

My '97 is an XLT... must have been an F250 thing...

Yes itll still say "XL" or "XLT" on the dash but the badge should say "heavy duty"....
92-96

97

You know what i did **** up. My bad. It was only the F250's that got the "heavy duty" to distiguish it from the LD F250 that was basically a 97/98 F150 with 7 lug wheels

 

[superj]

8 lug?

 

[scotts90ranger]

No, 7 lug, they were oddball apparently...

 

[franklin2]

No, 7 lug, they were oddball apparently...

F250's starting in the 80's were always oddball. Whoever got the idea of putting a 302 in a f250? I don't think the 302 was large enough for a fullsize 4x4 f150.

Not everyone knows, a f250 is not a f250HD. The f250HD is a true what I would call a "f250" with the full float rear axle. The earlier f250 did have 8 lug wheels with larger brakes, but only had the semi-float rear axle which was a somewhat odd heavier duty half-ton style rear axle. I suppose Ford decided to separate the f250 from the f250HD even more by giving the f250 7 lug rims for awhile.

 

[19Walt93]

No, 7 lug, they were oddball apparently...

Oddball is a charitable word for them, one year they were a light duty F250, the next they were a 7700 gvw F150. The wheels, rotors, axles, and drums interchanged with nothing. We sold maybe 2 or 3 of them.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Here's proof of what mine says on the side... it got nicknamed the christmas tank when I got it since it was around christmas time and it's green and came with a red canopy, so I solidified it with some spray paint and a home made stencil...

F250's did get odd stuff over the years, I think the full vs semi float rear axle depended on what engine, kinda like the D44HD TTB and the D50 TTB are near identical in appearance except for the D44 hubs on the D44 and the D60 hubs on the D50, pretty sure this was just in the late 80's and I think I remember reading the diesels got the real D50's and the 300 and 302 powered F250's got the smaller one...

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

They never had those type wheels on a f150 is the only way I knew it was a bigger truck.

Uh, those wheels were on F-150s because I have 6 of those rims now in 5x5.5”, and F-250+ had 7-8 lugs, not 5

 

[franklin2]

Uh, those wheels were on F-150s because I have 6 of those rims now in 5x5.5”, and F-250+ had 7-8 lugs, not 5

You guys with the f150's did have aluminum rims and they did have round holes in them. But they were not the same rims nicknamed "alcoas".

 

[franklin2]

Here's proof of what mine says on the side... it got nicknamed the christmas tank when I got it since it was around christmas time and it's green and came with a red canopy, so I solidified it with some spray paint and a home made stencil...

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F250's did get odd stuff over the years, I think the full vs semi float rear axle depended on what engine, kinda like the D44HD TTB and the D50 TTB are near identical in appearance except for the D44 hubs on the D44 and the D60 hubs on the D50, pretty sure this was just in the late 80's and I think I remember reading the diesels got the real D50's and the 300 and 302 powered F250's got the smaller one...

The GVWR was the main difference to whether it had a full float or semi-float rearend. The engine selection was somewhat secondary to that. Yes, the diesels and the 460's always got the full float axles. The 302 was only on the semi-float regular f250's. I think you could get either or with the 300 six or the 351w.

And the diesels came with the dana 44 ttbhd, I have one in my driveway. Again, GVWR was the key to that. All regular cab f250's came standard with the dana 44 ttbhd frontend. The dana 50 was optional if ordered that way with the regular cab. All extended cab f250's came standard with the dana 50. Why? Higher GVWR.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

My 96 F150 had alcoas.

The earlier OBS LD250s were decently heavier built then the 150's of the era. They did run either the 9.25 sterling rear or the 10.25, cant remember which, but it was 8 lug and semi float. The springs were also heavier. You could get the 300/302/351/460 in the LD but im not 100% sure the 7.3 came in them. I done recall ever seeing one.

The 97/98 LD 250 had more in common with the 150. It ran the 9.25 sterling semi float with 7 lugs, (just like the 5.4 F150'a only with more lugs) was only available with the 5.4, and was sprung only slightly heavier then the same era 150.

My dad had a 94 LD250 he hauled a 4horse gooseneck with. With a 3.55 rear and a 300. It never whimpered

But yes after 98 the LD250 became the F150 7700. Its easy to spot as it says F150 7700 on the fender badge.

They are rare though, im guessing most people just bought a superduty

 

[franklin2]

My 96 F150 had alcoas.

The earlier OBS LD250s were decently heavier built then the 150's of the era. They did run either the 9.25 sterling rear or the 10.25, cant remember which, but it was 8 lug and semi float. The springs were also heavier. You could get the 300/302/351/460 in the LD but im not 100% sure the 7.3 came in them. I done recall ever seeing one.

The 97/98 LD 250 had more in common with the 150. It ran the 9.25 sterling semi float with 7 lugs, (just like the 5.4 F150'a only with more lugs) was only available with the 5.4, and was sprung only slightly heavier then the same era 150.

My dad had a 94 LD250 he hauled a 4horse gooseneck with. With a 3.55 rear and a 300. It never whimpered

But yes after 98 the LD250 became the F150 7700. Its easy to spot as it says F150 7700 on the fender badge.

They are rare though, im guessing most people just bought a superduty

The early light duty f250 also used a semi-float dana 60 and a Ford 8.8. Never have run across a 8 lug semi-float 8.8 but they are listed as existing.