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76 highboy spring question
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My 73 is a divorced tranny, as is my 75.......
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Look it up all true f250 highboys are divorced
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Married and divorced refers to the transfer case, all 1967/77 F250 4WD's (High Boys) have a divorced transfer case (and an in cab fuel tank).
Divorced transfer case =
Divorced transfer case =
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By tranny he is referring to the transmission since the OP said he had a married C6. Obviously I was asking about the transfer case, though.
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Yea I know my truck isn't a true highboy the transfer case is married to the the c6 and it has a hp dana 44
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The thing is, in post 1 you said you had a 1976 F250 4WD, which would be a High Boy.
But you don't have a High Boy, you have what FTE members refer to as a Frankenstein Monster, with parts swapped from gawd only knows what.
When you ask questions, please list all the pertinent and correct info. By not doing this initially, you caused people to wonder what the hell you're working on.
But you don't have a High Boy, you have what FTE members refer to as a Frankenstein Monster, with parts swapped from gawd only knows what.
When you ask questions, please list all the pertinent and correct info. By not doing this initially, you caused people to wonder what the hell you're working on.
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so your asking questions that pertain to a 76 highboy when you already know that your truck is not. the more information that you give up front the better it is for us to help you out. you cant say one thing and mean another.as i said earlier. your 76 body is on top of a 79 frame. big difference .
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I didnt mean to **** in anyones wheaties but when you ask for help you should be clear on what you have so people who may be able to help you know what they are dealing with. Garbage in garbage out.
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so your asking questions that pertain to a 76 highboy when you already know that your truck is not. the more information that you give up front the better it is for us to help you out. you cant say one thing and mean another.as i said earlier. your 76 body is on top of a 79 frame. big difference .
It started life as a 2wd trailer special f250 with a 460 about 15 years ago it was converted to a 4x4 the conversion consisted of using 79 running gear but the frame is still a 2wd frame that was modified to use a hp dana 44 and highboy front springs the rear springs are 3 inch wide springs that I'm pretry sure are from a 2wd f350 the springs also have a highboy lift block
All I want to know is if I can fit those deaver springs from the link in my first post
If anyone could help me out it would be grearly appreciated
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What is it that you're after? High speed off road performance, a better ride, articulation for rock crawling?
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The only way to determine if those particular springs will fit your truck without modifications is by comparing their dimensions to the ones that are on your truck now. These dimensions include the leaf with, eye to eye length, and bolt diameters. Time to bust out the tape measure.
What is it that you're after? High speed off road performance, a better ride, articulation for rock crawling?
What is it that you're after? High speed off road performance, a better ride, articulation for rock crawling?
The springs are the right width I just don't know the other dimensions I'm not worried about the height I can always flip the shackles and/or add a block I just need to know the eye to length
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The only way to determine if those particular springs will fit your truck without modifications is by comparing their dimensions to the ones that are on your truck now. These dimensions include the leaf with, eye to eye length, and bolt diameters. Time to bust out the tape measure.
What is it that you're after? High speed off road performance, a better ride, articulation for rock crawling?
What is it that you're after? High speed off road performance, a better ride, articulation for rock crawling?
The springs are the right width I just don't know the other dimensions I'm not worried about the height I can always flip the shackles and/or add a block I just need to know the eye to eye length
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Understood, but the problem is you have not been able to provide a definite answer on what springs are under your truck now. You said that you're "pretty sure" they're from a 2wd F350 but no one can give you solid information via the interweb based on "pretty sure". That's why I said bust out the tape measure. Just measure from one eye bolt to the other and see what you come up with. After that I would call Deaver and ask what they suggest for you particular truck and intended use. they very well may suggest that spring that you're looking at, or they may have something better for you.
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Depending on the width of the inner frame rails behind the cab (33 1/2" vs 37 1/2"), some F350's have 2 1/4" rear springs, while others have 3.00" rear springs.
Since the F250 was originally a 2WD, it may still have the original 3.00" rear springs in place. Main leaf adjacent to the eye bolt will have a Ford ID number stamped on it...post what it is.
Since the F250 was originally a 2WD, it may still have the original 3.00" rear springs in place. Main leaf adjacent to the eye bolt will have a Ford ID number stamped on it...post what it is.