wheelbases and cab configurations
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wheelbases and cab configurations
so the last couple years i've been contemplating getting rid of my truck in sig and getting into a 01-03 supercrew, and making it a daily driver / prerunner to play with on the dunes here. now the wheels are turning another direction; i'm considering selling my race quad (never thought i'd say that) and building an OBS as a non-daily dune toy.. tough to beat the TTB with extended beams for dune travel. anyways my thing is i have two kids in carseats, so a crew cab is a must. as most of you probably know, finding a 2wd crew cab that isn't a dually and/or long box isn't exactly easy, so i fathom this:
how well would a crew cab on a subercab chassis work? are CCSB and SCLB wheelbases similar on the OBS? what about even a crew cab on a SCSB chassis? obviously box sides would require lots of cutting in both scenarios (which is probably all i'd run anyways).
just a thought at this point.
how well would a crew cab on a subercab chassis work? are CCSB and SCLB wheelbases similar on the OBS? what about even a crew cab on a SCSB chassis? obviously box sides would require lots of cutting in both scenarios (which is probably all i'd run anyways).
just a thought at this point.
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What Brad said. The CCSB is 3" shorter than the ECSB. I wish my F350 was a short bed. Passed on a 97' F250 crew with a 460 last month. I would really love a 97' California model for ODB-II, MAF, more tuneability in the engine, sequential fire injection, and the shorter wheelbase, but the guy wouldn't come down in price and it needed way too much work.
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Others can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think your biggest issue might be the cab floor and the frame rails. I think the frame comes up behind the cab, so if you put a longer cab on a frame that was intended for a shorter cab you're going to run into interference issues. You'll probably either need to put a significant body lift under the front of the cab to raise the cab above the frame at the rear (and then deal with the body lines and bumpers matching up), or else cut out the cab floor at the rear to clear the frame (and deal with seat fit issues).
Not insurmountable, but something to be looking out for.
Not insurmountable, but something to be looking out for.
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Others can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think your biggest issue might be the cab floor and the frame rails. I think the frame comes up behind the cab, so if you put a longer cab on a frame that was intended for a shorter cab you're going to run into interference issues. You'll probably either need to put a significant body lift under the front of the cab to raise the cab above the frame at the rear (and then deal with the body lines and bumpers matching up), or else cut out the cab floor at the rear to clear the frame (and deal with seat fit issues).
Not insurmountable, but something to be looking out for.
Not insurmountable, but something to be looking out for.
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