What's the difference?

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Hi. I've got a dumb question for the group. I own a '95 Ext cab F-250 PSD

4x4 with the XLT pkg. My brother just bought a '97 Ext cab F-250 PSD 4x4 "Heavy Duty"...

What makes the distinction between rgular F-250, and F-250 Heavy Duty? Is it spring rates, shocks, bigger axels, a combination, what? They appear identical parked side by side as far as ride height, ground clearance, springs and shocks "look" the same... Can anyone tell me what makes his a Heavy Duty, besides the fact that it says so in the side of the truck? Any info is appreciated, TIA.

tom · Accepted Answer

look to see if there is a difference in the gvw.some time in that area they added heavy duty to the name to make idiotsthink they had something special.in the old days the difference in a F250 and a F250 HD was a gvw of 6600lbsfor the F250, and 8800 for the 250HD

Robert Francis · Answer

In '97 you could also get an F250 (light duty) which was built in the then-new body style. After a year or two it became known as the F150 7700 (referring to the gvwr).  The old  pre- 97style body was carried over until '99 (I think) but only in 3/4 ton (F250 HD) and 1 ton (F350) models. They were ultimately replaced by the Super -Duties.  So I'm guessing that there's not a whole lot of difference between your truck and your bro'sBob

SC Tom · Answer

What gave the one an extra 2200 pounds of weight?    Just curious,        SC Tom

SC Tom · Answer

Never mind, I was thinking of curb weight. Duh!    SC Tom

noddy · Answer

Your brother has a better truck than you , admit it , he always has better stuff than you , always has , always will . Get over it , live with it . He is better than you .

Noddy

Disclaimer ; This is meant as a Joke .

Dave Lee · Answer

LOL, you know, I was laughing to myself thinking the same thing. " Hey little brother, nice light truck you got there. Hey, check out how far I can pee".Of course, I'm not poking fun at you, probably more at myself than anything else.Peace,Dave Lee

Ernie Sparks · Answer

Several things can make a difference in the GVW rating. Things like brakes,axle bearings, number of spring leaves, size of the U joints, etc. A lot ofthngs have to be taken into consideration. Park them side by side and beginby counting the number of leaves in the rear springs.

Bert & Sid · Answer

light duty has dana 70 axle...you can remove drums with out pulling axles....h.d. has dana 60 axles...also light duty has 5/16 springs..h.d. has 3/8 thick springs.spring packs are arched the same for light and h.d. ..thus the same highth.

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