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Mar 6, 2011 | 08:01 PM

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bashby

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Need to check the vin on the cab to see if there's a lein or anything but you should be able to apply for a duplicate title to match the cab. Check with your dmv or maybe if you tell us what state you are in someone else can add.

Mar 6, 2011 | 08:03 PM

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I'm guessin' Florida by the pics.

Mar 6, 2011 | 08:15 PM

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florida boy

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5 lug and im from west palm beach florida

Mar 6, 2011 | 09:48 PM

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6fifty_f1fifty

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actually f150's with 2wd had 2.5" leafs, 4wd had 3" leafs

Mar 6, 2011 | 09:53 PM

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Pete Roberts

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Lug Nuts?

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Originally Posted by ctubutis

Yeah, how many lug nuts hold each wheel on?

That depends on what part of the country you are from...LOL

Pete

Mar 7, 2011 | 10:35 AM

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hog creek work truck

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as far as the bed goes that is the correct bed for an 81 f100 that bed was used on the 80-86s

Mar 7, 2011 | 12:58 PM

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fordnut forever

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first thing he needs to do is check the frame numbers,sounds like someone changed cabs on it,here they go by the frame numbers if cabs have been changed so get a wire brush and some sandpaper and more than likely the frame matches the title or someone changed it over to a 1/2 ton

Mar 7, 2011 | 01:22 PM

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83capril

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ri_truck_guy

It's either an F100 or F150 underneath. Two measurments that might help narrow it down are the wheel lug spacing and rear leaf spring widths. If you have 5 x 4.5 inches wheels, it's an F100. If the spacing is 5 x 5.5 inches its likely an F150. Spring width on the F100 is generally 2.5 inches, but it can be bigger, If the spring width is 3 inches its most likely an F150.

The lug pattern for a F100 IS the same as an F150, if the truck had manual brakes. Power brakes on an F100 got the smaller lug pattern. The manual brake trucks need the bigger rottors to help with stoping.

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Mar 7, 2011 | 01:45 PM

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Looks to me like someone has swapped the cab from an F250 onto a F100/F150 frame, and the title was issued using the F250 VIN, but misprinted.

Mar 7, 2011 | 05:52 PM

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ri_truck_guy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 83capril

Right...that's why i said it's likely an F150...not is...

Mar 7, 2011 | 07:04 PM

#26

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 83capril

My F100 has power everything and a 5050 lb gvwr and it has the large lug pattern.

Mar 7, 2011 | 07:37 PM

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ctubutis

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Might wanna dig through the archives

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sw1tchfoot

My F100 has power everything and a 5050 lb gvwr and it has the large lug pattern.

This (what size brake & hub assemblies went on what models of trucks) was talked
about here some not real long ago (say, within the last 12 or so months) and it's in the
archives somewhere. I believe some of the major players were:

81-F-150-Explorer
Forzilla80

Mar 7, 2011 | 09:10 PM

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florida boy

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thanks a lot for the help guys,

whats the best place to check the frame for the vin?

Mar 7, 2011 | 09:22 PM

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ri_truck_guy

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It'll be on the top of the passenger side frame rail just past where the rail straightens behind the front wheel. You may need a small mirror to see it.