Hey all its been a while but i bought another dent. A 1978 f250 460 4x4 auto.
The issue im running into is i have had the 250 hd models before but ive have never seen suspension like this i have five front leaves and 10-12 rear leaves. I thought mabyee it was after market until i crawled under my dads which is a 77 with the same setup. Both of our trucks do not have the original cabs so im curious if mabyee this is a package. Any ideas?

 

Sounds like it's a highboy, does it have a divorced transfer case?

Highboys (73-77.5) have 5-7 leaves up front, with a positive arch.

Lowboys (77.5-79) have 2-3 leaves up front, with a negative arch.

 

thats what i thought but no divorced t case but it does have positive arch front springs

 

Hmmm, sounds like either an aftermarket lift or someone swapped highboy springs under it.

 

78=not a highboy. Just a 4x4 with highboy springs.

 

Meant to add post your vin to be sure.

 

yea probably high boy springs up front and some spring stacking out back.. i swapped front highboy srpings into my supercxab for a cheap 3" lift..

 

They stopped production of Highboy's sometime halfway into 1977

 

yea like june or july of 77 but you can still use some of the parts on the 78-79. iknow the front springs will fit..

 

also, the 460 has been swapped in. would have been a 351m or 400 from the factory.

no big deal, just something to know.

 

Thanks for all the replies i know the 460 was the swap the po also swapped the 435 for a c6 (damn him) i figured the springs had to be a swap though i think they were done early on. Thanks again all.

 

alright guys got her home tonight here are some pics, also checked the original v/c that he took off for cromies its a 429 not a 460 and the trans works great in reverse but is stuck in third when in drive.
Without further adieu here she is...
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Mods if the size is wrong please let me know and ill fix it.

 

good looking rig regardless of the parts swapping... just a thought how far apart are your bed mounting bolts???

 

nice looking truck..good luck w/ it....you can always take a ride to NJ and buy the manual trans set up I have..