
Can a Super Duty ever ride close to an F-150 unloaded?
Looking at F-250/350s for towing a 10,000 lb travel trailer & other farm related things but daily driving on highways & gravel roads in Manitoba. Test drove a 2022 F-350 that rode very stiff — was advised to drop tire pressure which helped some. Curious whether with the right springs, shocks, and tire pressure an F-250 or F-350 can approach F-150 Tremor ride quality unloaded, or whether that's just not realistic given the heavier suspension design especially the heavier F-350 front. Also seen mentions of Sulastic shackles and Carli/Deaver progressive leaf springs as options — has anyone gone that route specifically for daily ride improvement rather than lift or off-road use? Interested in real world experience, not just theoretical — particularly from anyone who dailies their SD without a load most of the time. Lastly, does it make any difference between 2017, 2019, 2022, F-250 or F-350 when softening the ride?
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Some back story: My 2011 F150 is getting written off and my ZR2 isn't really for towing/working. I'm looking at replacing the ZR2 with something good enough to tow in addition to a daily driver or keep the ZR2 and find a work horse for the farm that's good enough to take the family along camping. The candidates are a 2022 6.5ft 3.5L F150 Platinum with 64k for $47k CDN or a 2022 6.75ft 7.3L F350 SRW Lariat with 135k for $56k CDN. I just missed a 2017 6.75ft F250 6.7L Lariat with 198k for $40k CDN by one day. The $56k is a bit steep for a 2nd truck so it would/should replace the ZR2 hence the desire to soften it up.
Here's photos of the front and rear suspension https://photos.app.goo.gl/PRe1GN65tNYGKGoP6