My '86 F-250 4x4 needs a new body and i'm a little confused by the differences in frames. There are two F-150 4x4s that are of the 92-96 generation available, will those bodies bolt right up? I also found an F-250 of my generation 2wd, will that one work?

Thanks
-Matt

 

You should be fine with all of the above

I've got an '85 with an '88 F-150 body. If you live in the rust belt you'll probably have a bear of a time getting the darn bolts out.

 

nope not much rust up our way.lemonshindig i seen you add on CL last night btw

 

Yeah man. I keep going back and forth. I wasn't sure what to do, then i decided to part it out, and then i added up all the money i have invested, plus how hard it is to part it all out, and decided it's just time for a new body.

 

body swaps are no walk in the park either but if you find a body you like the looks of and interior on you'll have a truck you can finally be real happy to drive.

point is buy the best body not the cheapest, f150's are most likely gonna be your best bet because a lot of them get used like a car
I'd use an 87-91 body as that's the style I like best, but everyone has diferent taste

 

Look at the frames.

If you haul much weight, even only once in a while I think I would try to find a 250 Heavy Duty frame.

All 250 diesel trucks were considered heavy duty and are built on F 350 frames.

All 250 trucks are not heavy duty though.
Some of the gassers were light duty, much thinner metal in the frame.

150 cab on a 250 or 350 frame, good to go.
But I would shy away from using a 150 frame.


One more thing, the 150 frame will use coil springs for the front axle in both 2 by and 4x4 trucks.
Your 250 4x4 has leaf springs up front.

 

look what i found lemonshindig.its even in our area 1988 FORD F-150 EXT CAB . GOOD TRANS .. PARTING OUT ..................

 

Don't you just love comments like this "SUPER CLEAN INSIDE AND OUT" then you look at the pictures and get let down!

Not saying it's dirty or anything, it's just not "SUPER CLEAN INSIDE AND OUT" ...!

-Enjoy
fh : )_~