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Old May 14, 2020 | 04:06 PM
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Tailgate swap

Does anyone know if a tailgate from an 80 F150 flareside will fit a 70 F100 flareside?
 
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Old May 14, 2020 | 07:53 PM
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In case anyone is interested, the 80 flare side tailgate will not fit the 53-72 short wheel base flare side but it will fit the long wheel base model.
 
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Do you happen to know what the difference between the tailgates on the short and long wheelbase trucks is? This seems like it would be a pain in the *** for Ford at the time to give them a different tailgate.
 
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According to what I read, the lwb flare side box is wider and taller than the swb box from 53-72. After that, all use the taller, wider dimensions.

I have not had my hands on any to verify this so ymmv.
 
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