If I remember right it's on a longbed or supercab frame. The cab is stock, just the bed is shortened.


Also - just in case someone comes across this thread and not the other - here's a link to another thread where LongTravelHighboy hosted a bunch of prerunner (both dentside and bumpside) pics I sent him.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ost-a-pic.html

 

thats pretty slick. Did he section the front of the bed? Cool take on modernizing the look of that old crew. Looks like the 150 Screws of 97+

 

Yeah I'm pretty sure he did that. If you're interested ask Cheet-o (crazyredneckanyhow) or check his thread in the off road forum. He was doing one like this on a supercab frame.

I dig the shorter wheel base and look, but not the smaller bed or work involved - haha

 

That white crew cab is my new inspirational piece! My wheelbase will be around 176" when I'm done though.

Lot of work to do!

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176"??? Is that a type-o?

I'm looking at putting a crew cab on a std. cab, long bed frame as the 155" wheel base of the crew cab SHORT bed is already way too long for a desert truck. I know you're not in the desert, but 176" is a land yacht!

 

Dent side Pre runners and runners.

 

Sexy - thanks for sharing!

 

176 is not a typo, yes it will be hell to park but I enjoy a long wheelbase for towing and I haul a lot so a short box is unrealistic for me.

When I either buy or build the lift I'm going to the forward double swinger steering and will be modifying things for as tight a turning radius as I can get.

My main reason I'll be going with Autofab or building something similar is for suspension and steering geometry and with different valving than a prerunner I want a better ride.

 

Got it. I know you've got a bit more room to stretch up there, but a short bed crew barely fits in an entire parking lot down here in hippy land anymore. I'd steal parking from 4 prius' is mine ever made it out of the yard & to the supermarket.

 

70 crew



Carli 4.5" leafs 2011 super duty!

 

Very sad thread here,what a huge waste of some very nice old trucks. You guy's couldnt do this with junk Toyota's or newer model trucks.

 

Thanks but you can keep opinions like that to yourself. We don't come on your thread telling you that stock trucks are boring as all hell & a waste.

 

People could be sending these trucks to the crusher to pay for parts on a newer import rig.

My current crew cab is going the Pre-runner route and the next one will be dragging the frame rails on the pavement, while everyone else is paying 3 times as much for 4x4s or converting them I'll have fun with 2wds.

 

There are definitely some economical alternatives out there for dimple dies now-a-days. 15 or so years ago when I bought my 1st set there was only 1, maybe 2 custom race shops making them. Curt LeDuc was the only 1 I remember. I had a set of his for years til I found a deal on a "used" set of JMRs about 5-6 years ago. Both sets were very expensive, but will last as they are 4340 heat treated or stainless. For guys who don't fab every day & just use them from time to time on personal projects there are heat treated 1018 steel versions that cost quite a bit less.

 

You responded that to the wrong thread but I guess Dimple Dies are relevant to Pre-Runners as they seem to go hand in hand these days.