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How to identify cab and chassis from factory ?

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Old 08-10-2011, 07:13 PM
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How to identify cab and chassis from factory ?

Looked around a bit cant find it....
 
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Old 08-10-2011, 07:35 PM
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Do a search on "VIN decoder". I believe the first three characters will be 2FD (and possibly 1FD?).
 
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Old 08-10-2011, 07:47 PM
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Thanks Pete !
 
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All it gave me is Truck .... thinking 2FT, it was a pickup...
 
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How wide is your frame.

36" is pickup

32" is c-n-c
 
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Post your VIN so we can see the three digit body code.

If it is the truck in your Avatar F250 never came as a cab chassis.
 
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Also cab-n-chassis are different wheel bases than pick-ups

Pick ups(if you dont have one of these measurements, then you have a cab-n-chassis truck)
RCSB 117"wb
RCLB 133"
SCSB 139"
SCLB 155"
CCSB 152"
CCLB 168"

Some cab -n -chassis measurements

137"(shortest available)
161"
 
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The two cab/chassis trucks I had, also had an "incomplete vehicle" sticker near the regular VIN sticker in the door jamb. also most cab/chassis had flat frame rails aft of the cab.
 
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Originally Posted by whd507
The two cab/chassis trucks I had, also had an "incomplete vehicle" sticker near the regular VIN sticker in the door jamb
That's easiest way to identify it.
 
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