hello ive just bought a 56 f250 custom cab. love it! but the brakes suspension and steeting have had it. i dont intend to fix what i have but to take it off,throw away and start agan. i was hoping a heidts ifs would be the same as f100 but its not. im in limbo i want to have rack n pinion disk brakes and not shake your fillings out suspension.anyone done anything with a f250 then theres the 8 lug rear......that gotta go too!

 

It sounds like you dont care about keeping the 8 lug wheels. With that in mind, the frame width is the same from an f100 to an f250, so the ifs kit will fit on your truck. Then swap out the rear for a five lug to match the new front pattern and you will be set.

 

hello there cheers for link! wow you really going for it! looking goooood! prob with mine is its all shot, cracked front springs and not a pair due to different amount of leafs,steering box shot and all jonits / ends shackles bushes gone,brakes? little there not bothered about its originality im sure if mr ford could have put rack and pinion steering and disk brakes 60 yrs ago he would....did you go with mustang 2 front after? lot of people say jag but the jury undecided on that one,i should be pro-jag being british! I bought truck hoping a lot of parts would swap out from f100.was your crossmember an original equipment mustang 2 or was it a custom build? kind regards Nathan.

 

Welcome fella, where in the UK are you?

 

hello, Cardiff south wales, considering going to sell as looking for f100 no one seems to do anything for f250, was looking at a heidts ifs kit but not fit, how much difference can the chassis be eh lol.the cab, doors,same but know mine 18" longer and bloody 8 stud wheels aaaargh. I never knew when bought it as hub caps.

 

Ok, don't do anything hasty, wait for a few more answers before you make your mind up! Ah, good old Cardiff, spent many a time in Tremorfa heliport!

 

I worked in the pub the old airport years back, tremorfa...bit of a poo hole lol. im about 10 miles away costal village,whats the spec on yours?

 

I see! I used to be in there a couple of times every other week for fuel. I inly ever used to overnight if the weather turned sour. Mines a 56 F100. Just about to go for paint. Injected 460,C6,Mustang 2 front, rear stainless 4 link on coils, discs all round. That's about it!

 

**** that's just how I want to do mine but no parts available, love to get a front clip made up/modified, how much difference in chassis can there be! did you do the conversion yourself?

 

Welcome to the forum! There's a pretty good bunch of blokes here from UK and Northern Europe, so you're in good company. I've said before I have a lot of respect for you 'oer the ponders' who dabble in old American iron. It's hard enough to do these over here, but to go through the additional hassles and expense of increased time and shipping to do this impresses me.

While I'm not the definitive expert in the 53-56's, I don't believe there's so much difference between the 100 frame and the 250 that any IFS kit can't be made to work. If anything, the difference would be in the height of the rails or the thickness (gauge) of the steel. Neither of which would be a difference that couldn't be overcome. If it were me, I'd go with the Heidt's Superide II front suspension. The crossmember is all one piece, so there's no guess work on having the upper hat misplaced if the frame height is different. And it's a right pretty piece of kit when done. I have no doubt this could be installed in the F-250 without any more difficulty than an F-100. But that's just my two shillings.

Again, welcome!

HEIDTS SUPERIDE II 55-59 Chevy, 53-56 Ford Pickup IRS Independent Suspension - HEIDTS

 

hello and thank you kindly! yes its hard here in wales, no sun, lots of rain and no garage just a drive hee hee! I do like the heidts kit but even they say wont fit, well nothing does "just fit" I cannot see any/much difference, I am going to order one in new year, bite the bullet its gotta happen! thankyou again and have a peaceful Christmas, Nathan.

 

There might be some merit in putting up a basic cross section drawing with dimensions on of your frame rails. Us mere mortals with an F100 could then check for any differences. If it's any consolidation, mine has been a driveway project too. Just budget 3 times as much cash and 4 times as much time and you'll be close!

 

My feeling is Heidts saying "won't fit" is more of a cya thing than whether or not it will or can be made to work.

 

I agree, heres something been sent....

 

It could also be that they are concerned with the extra weight capacity of a 250, if it were actually used as a truck.