page_title: Ford F-Series (tenth generation)
section_title: F-250 light-duty (1997-1999)
hierarchical_section_title: Ford F-Series (tenth generation) / Variants / F-250 light-duty (1997-1999)
caption_attribution_description: 1997-1998 Ford F-250 LD Extended Cab photographed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
context_page_description: The tenth generation of the Ford F-Series is a line of pickup trucks produced by Ford from 1995 to 2004; it was sold from model years 1997 to 2004. In a major product shift in the Ford truck lineup, the F-250 and F-350 were split from the F-150. Beginning production in early-1998 the newly branded Super Duty trucks had a distinct body and chassis, while still branded as F-Series trucks.
  This generation of the F-Series was also sold by Lincoln as the Blackwood for the model year 2002. In Mexico, the F-150 was rebranded as the Ford Lobo from 2004 to 2010, when it was replaced by the twelfth-generation model.
context_section_description: At its January 1996 launch, the 1997 PN96 F-Series was only offered as a F-150; the F-250 and F-350 were produced as 1996 models on the previous-generation chassis.  To bridge the gap between the F-150 and the heavier-duty pickups, a PN96 version of the F-250 light-duty was introduced nearly a year later (though also a 1997 model), slotted between the F-150 and the F-250HD of the previous-generation chassis.  While nearly externally identical to the F-150, the F-250 gained increased load capability from a heavy-duty rear axle and load-leveling rear suspension; the F-250 was distinguished by 7-lug wheels.
  The PN-96 F-250 light-duty was marketed from 1997 to 1999, with Ford offering two generations of the vehicle under the same nameplate. For 1999, the F-250HD and F-350 were replaced by the Super Duty F-Series; the suspension components of the PN-96 F-250 continued as a "7700" option package from 2000 to 2003.
caption: 1997-1998 Ford F-250 XLT SuperCab
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