Ford F-350 Ground Clearance | All Model Years

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At Jim Burke Ford, we talk about ground clearance the same way we talk about towing, payload, and wheelbase: it’s a real-world measurement that changes with drivetrain, axle setup, tires, and even cab/box configuration. If you’re comparing an F-350 for jobsite access, rural roads, deep ruts, or winter weather, the right question is usually “which F-350 configuration?” rather than “what’s the one number?”

Below is a model-year, most-recent-first reference for factory-published ground clearance (Ford often lists this as “minimum running ground clearance”). When Ford publishes multiple values in the same year, it’s because different wheelbases/cabs/drivetrains sit at different heights.

2023–2025 Ford F-350 ground clearance (current-generation Super Duty)

For the 2023 model year (and carried through the current-generation lineup), Ford publishes minimum running ground clearance in multiple configurations. Here are the factory-listed ranges you can expect to see across the common cab/wheelbase combinations.

F-350 SRW (single rear wheel), minimum running ground clearance:

  • 4×2: 9.7–10.2 inches

  • 4×4: 9.1–9.6 inches

F-350 DRW (dual rear wheel), minimum running ground clearance:

  • 4×2: 9.9 inches (where offered for that configuration)

  • 4×4: 9.2–9.8 inches

Dealership note from our floor: when customers say “I need the most clearance,” they’re often really deciding between SRW vs DRW, then choosing 4×4, then dialing in tire/wheel packages (and any off-road package options) that influence ride height and the clearance number Ford publishes.

2020–2022 Ford F-350 ground clearance (late previous-generation Super Duty)

Ford’s Super Duty brochures for this era list ground clearance as 4×2/4×4 by cab/wheelbase. Here are the figures shown for F-350 pickups in that spec table.

F-350 SRW:

  • Most configurations: 8.7/8.5 inches (4×2/4×4)

  • Some configurations list: 8.8/8.5 inches (4×2/4×4)

F-350 DRW:

  • Listed in the same table as: 8.4/8.3 inches (4×2/4×4)

If you’re shopping used, this is a good era to remember because the clearances are consistent and easy to compare across trims, but they still vary a bit depending on cab/box and rear-wheel setup.

2019 Ford F-350 ground clearance

Ford’s 2019 Super Duty brochure provides the following ground clearance entries for F-350 pickups (4×2/4×4), again depending on the specific configuration row in the table.

F-350 SRW:

  • Common listings: 8.7/8.5 inches (4×2/4×4)

  • Also shown in the table: 8.8/8.5 and 8.6/8.5 (4×2/4×4), depending on configuration

F-350 DRW:

  • Listed values include: 8.3/8.2, 8.2/8.4, and 8.4/8.4 (4×2/4×4), depending on configuration

2017–2018 Ford F-350 ground clearance (same spec table format)

Ford’s 2018 Super Duty brochure shows these ground clearance figures for F-350 pickups.

F-350 SRW:

  • 8.5/8.2 inches (4×2/4×4) across the table

F-350 DRW:

  • 7.8/7.7 inches (4×2/4×4) in one configuration row

  • 7.8/7.8 inches (4×2/4×4) in other configuration rows

2011–2016 Ford F-350 ground clearance

Ford brochures/spec tables for this era commonly show the same ground clearance entries year to year for F-350 pickups, listed as 4×2/4×4. For example, Ford’s 2015 and 2016 Super Duty materials show:

F-350 SRW:

  • 8.5/8.2 inches (4×2/4×4)

F-350 DRW:

  • 8.1/8.0 inches (4×2/4×4) in applicable rows, with some rows not offered (shown as “—”) depending on cab/wheelbase availability

If you’re comparing across these years, the most meaningful differences usually come from drivetrain choice, tires/wheels, and whether the truck is SRW or DRW, not from a big year-to-year swing in the published clearance.

1999–2010 Ford F-350 Super Duty ground clearance (early Super Duty years)

For the earliest Super Duty-era F-350s, you’ll see ground clearance published in a couple of different ways depending on the source and document type (for example, a single “ground clearance” value in a spec listing versus a brochure listing “ground clearance (rear axle)”).

Here are two factory-style references that help bracket what you’ll see on early trucks:

  • A 2000 Super Duty specification listing shows “Ground Clearance” for F-350 configurations as:

    • F-350 SRW Regular Cab pickup: 8.1 inches

    • F-350 SRW SuperCab pickup: 8.1 inches

    • F-350 Crew Cab DRW pickup: 7.0 inches

  • A 2003 Ford Super Duty brochure lists “Ground clearance (rear axle)” as:

    • F-350 SRW: 8.1 inches

    • F-350 DRW: 7.8 inches (where offered in that table row)

What this means in practical shopping terms: early-model Super Duty F-350 clearance is configuration-dependent (cab style and rear-wheel setup matter), and you’ll sometimes see different published numbers because one source is calling out rear-axle clearance while another is listing a general ground clearance figure. When you’re looking at a specific truck on our lot, we focus on the exact configuration (and its tires) so the number you’re using matches the truck you’re buying.

Conclusion

Ground clearance on the Ford F-350 has never been a one-number story, because Ford builds the Super Duty platform to cover everything from SRW daily-duty pickups to DRW workhorses. The newest 2023–2025 trucks generally sit higher on paper than the late prior-generation models (depending on configuration), while many earlier-year trucks stay consistent within their generation once you control for SRW vs DRW and 4×2 vs 4×4.

If you tell us how you use your truck (jobsite access, farm roads, towing a fifth-wheel, winter driving, or all of the above), we can point you to the right F-350 configuration and explain what the published clearance numbers mean for your day-to-day driving.