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Old 06-24-2013, 04:40 PM
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Frame swap

Does anyone know if you can put a 89 f150 body on a super duty frame.
 
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Old 06-24-2013, 09:29 PM
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With enough work and fab skills, anything is possible.

What year superduty. The OBS F-superduty, or 99+ superduty.
Are you talking the rear bed or the whole cab and bed.

On the old f-superduty the cab is the same. The body will work as long as wheelbase is same.
The 99+ superdutys.... Well like I said. With enough skill, anything is possible. But no, it doesn't just bolt on.
 
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Old 06-24-2013, 10:41 PM
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It will be a fair amount of fab work if it is a 99+ Superduty, but like said it can be done.
 
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At Ford Carlisle a couple weeks ago there was a guy from the Syracuse area who had put a '66 cab on a fairly recent vintage Super Duty. So yea, most anything is possible.
 
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Thanks for the reply. But I think a person can bolt it in. I don't have the measurements for the cab mounts yet. I am going to try and hope i can make it so anyone who is looking to do this can just bolt it on. the wheel base from a 89 f150 is only 4 inches shorter and the width is only .9 inches skinner. I was comparing and the four inches is noticeable because they moved the axle back farther. and i know the super duty axle has the same pad width as my dad's 88 f250. but i will let every one know.
 
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Old 06-25-2013, 03:39 PM
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NO, it will NOT bolt on. Different cab mount widths and front to back measurements.

In case you are wondering if I know what i am talking about, have a read
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...550-build.html
 
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