My F600 Crewcab Dually Project
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See what you think of a 285/(70 or 75 i dont remember)R19.5 which is around 35.5" tall. They are fairly common, those car carriers out of Detroit run them for their low overall height but high load range. Probably fill out the wheel well nicely and give you a better speed on the highway...
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The steps on this truck look a little bent, but it illustrates what trimming a front step for the rear doors would look like. The older 1970's f600 crew cabs used two steps spot welded together to make one long one. On my truck, I used a driver side front step on the passenger side rear position, and vise versa.
Im assuming you are keeping the factory steps.
Im assuming you are keeping the factory steps.
#33
John B.
#34
I want to put the F600 front end all back together before I cut it to make sure everything fits right. Being that it was wrecked, I don't want too take any chances.
John B.
#35
See what you think of a 285/(70 or 75 i dont remember)R19.5 which is around 35.5" tall. They are fairly common, those car carriers out of Detroit run them for their low overall height but high load range. Probably fill out the wheel well nicely and give you a better speed on the highway...
Thanks for the info on the tire size, I'll definitely try that.
John B.
#36
The steps on this truck look a little bent, but it illustrates what trimming a front step for the rear doors would look like. The older 1970's f600 crew cabs used two steps spot welded together to make one long one. On my truck, I used a driver side front step on the passenger side rear position, and vise versa.
Im assuming you are keeping the factory steps.
Im assuming you are keeping the factory steps.
Thanks,
John B.
#37
Got a trip planned next week to check out the parts I need to put the front end back together. If everything I need is there, I'll take a day off soon to get everything off. Looking forward to getting the front end back together.
I took some rough measurements from the front edge of the doors of each of the cabs and think I'll have at least a 7.5" to 8" gap between the back of the cab and the front of the bed. I'm considering a couple of options, extending the cab, or just moving the rear axle forward. Moving the axle would be the easiest, but nothing else about this is going to be easy, so I haven't decided yet. I've got to consider the benefits of each. Right now I'm not sure the extension would have a lot of payback for the work involved.
I took some rough measurements from the front edge of the doors of each of the cabs and think I'll have at least a 7.5" to 8" gap between the back of the cab and the front of the bed. I'm considering a couple of options, extending the cab, or just moving the rear axle forward. Moving the axle would be the easiest, but nothing else about this is going to be easy, so I haven't decided yet. I've got to consider the benefits of each. Right now I'm not sure the extension would have a lot of payback for the work involved.
#39
I guess that's another option too. I'll have to be pretty sure of that one though. I managed to find a brand new 1994 dually bed for this project and don't know if I want to cut it up. The PO bought it as a take off in 94 and had it sitting on his project in a garage for 16 years when I found it.
The axle move isn't as hard as you might think. It's a pretty common mod on big trucks. Everything is bolted on the rear. Just needs to be unbolted redrilled and a drive shaft shortened.
I'll have to weigh the time for the benefit. The reason I considered the cab was because it is going to be cut anyway to tie the F600 nose to the F350 crew cab.
Thanks for the reply,
John B.
The axle move isn't as hard as you might think. It's a pretty common mod on big trucks. Everything is bolted on the rear. Just needs to be unbolted redrilled and a drive shaft shortened.
I'll have to weigh the time for the benefit. The reason I considered the cab was because it is going to be cut anyway to tie the F600 nose to the F350 crew cab.
Thanks for the reply,
John B.
#41
Thanks,
John B.
#42
I'm hoping this year is going to be a good year for this project. I wasn't planning on doing too much too soon, but the more I plan and work on it, the more I want to see it come together. After reading about some of the projects on this forum, I realize mine is going to be pretty easy compared to most.
May try to take the day Friday to check out my parts truck. Looks like the rains are going to be around for a while. I'll probably pickup as much as I can while I'm there.
May try to take the day Friday to check out my parts truck. Looks like the rains are going to be around for a while. I'll probably pickup as much as I can while I'm there.
#44
I'm still planning to get it done though.