Cab chassis trucks have different frame

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Nov 24, 2011 | 01:04 PM

alaskaforby4

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Cab chassis trucks have different frame

I have a '02 7.3 one ton dually cab chassis. Recently I put a B&W turnover ball hitch (99-2010 all F-series trucks including 450) package on my truck and it just wouldn't fit. It was 4" too wide...I went around and around until I finally called B&W and told them my problem, they said it should fit fine...Then he said "wait is it a cab chassis" I though oh no, here we go.
They don't even make a bolt in kit for them, its a weld in, make your own type deal. Which I ended up doing with this one...it hurt chopping up $480 worth of "bolt on" steel.

Any way I would like to put a plow on it and was wondering if the front of the frame is different as well? Thanks

Nov 24, 2011 | 03:23 PM

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front frame is the same. rear frame has narrower straight rails for standard commercial body installs. The trucks with a pickup box have wider rails, which also kick up around the rear axle.