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Larry, I knew it was close, just couldn't remember exact year.

Originally Posted by tjc transport
i would go with minimum a F350 cab chassis.
that will give you the proper frame width to mate that cab and nose to, and it will also be setup for the dually rear.
Seems I said someting about a F250/F350 frame earlier for this exact reason.
 
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Old 08-15-2013, 08:17 AM
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yes you did Karl, but a 250 frame would be the wider 36 inches.
that is why i recommend a cab chassis frame. it will be the narrow 33 inches like the 40 trucks was.
 
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Correction again...

A 67-77 250 would be narrower in the rear IF hes asking about a 4wd truck. Cab and chassis trucks were not available in 4wd until 85.




We need to know exactly what he wants before ANYONE can say "buy this frame"
 
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Correction again...

A 67-77 250 would be narrower in the rear IF hes asking about a 4wd truck. Cab and chassis trucks were not available in 4wd until 85.




We need to know exactly what he wants before ANYONE can say "buy this frame"

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Originally Posted by alpha/omega
I only speak truf.

if you read what i posted, you would have seen i said pre 78 trucks had the narrow 33 inch frames.
so you point of the 66-77 F250 having the narrow frame was just repeating what i said.
 
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that's MR Hop-a-long Casually Hairy McGimpknee from Joisey to you fatso!!
 
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I didn't see that but now I do. He has the info he needs but we still don't know if he wants 2 or 4wd
 
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I actually have plenty of room for it to fit on a wide range of 1 ton chassis. I measured it today. It will be 4WD. I don't think that really matters for frame width.
 
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Went to measure some frames at the junk yard over here and it looks like an older Dodge 3/4 Ton D or W series would work for the frame width all through the cab and fenders. F-250 and 350's as well but it doesn't get a narrow in the front.
 
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Went to measure some frames at the junk yard over here and it looks like an older Dodge 3/4 Ton D or W series would work for the frame width all through the cab and fenders. F-250 and 350's as well but it doesn't get a narrow in the front.

you need to look at pickups 77 or older for the narrow frame
 
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Okay since this thread turned into a frame thread let us get back to the main topic I intended. What do I need to know and look for when lifting the suspension?
 
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Pick a frame and we'll tell you what to do
 
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Originally Posted by Matther777
Okay since this thread turned into a frame thread let us get back to the main topic I intended.
That tends to happen quite a bit on here...
 


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