What are some good upgrades for an F250 driven on rough forest roads? (withachanceof.com)

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I have a new-to-me 2010 F250 that I use for driving forest roads in the PNW often to get to trailheads. Due to all the rain (and general lack of maintenance funding) our forest roads here are in pretty bad shape with many pot holes and rocky sections. I'm not looking to do any serious off-roading, just drive rough forest roads with confidence.

So far I'm planning on getting better off-road tires since that's low hanging fruit. Beyond that, I was wondering about a limited slip differential? I've definitely had a few times where the open diff would result in one wheel spinning when the other still had good traction. I'm not sure how difficult/expensive that would be, but would it be worth it?

Aside from that, are there any suspension mods to help with the many pot holes maybe? Anything else to consider?

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[-] Brkdncr@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

I drive on a poorly maintained 3 mile road to get between my house and the freeway.

A/t or m/t tires are a must.

Recovery board, camp shovel.

LSD would be nice. A locker might be better for getting unstuck. I’m assuming you don’t have 4wd?

Harbor freight has cheap winches that could get you unstuck but you would need to tie it to something like a tree.

Ultimately I bought a new bronco. Way more capable with 4wd, lockers. I kept my f250 but without 4wd it’s just too easy to get stuck.

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