High-boy frame question
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High-boy frame question
My buddy and I are both into the highboy trucks, but I'm not entirely sure why as they are such an odd duck. I've read some forums and see the frames are approximately 34". The ford F100-f150 2wd and 4wd and the f250 2wd are wider because ford wanted to make them better handling. I do have a point to make and I'll try to get to it asap. I came up with a theory about why the highboy has a narrow frame. I believe that prior to the 5th (??) Gen F series that all the trucks had 34" frames, because it was the industry standard used by all motor companies. I believe that the F350 and F250 4x4 used the same frames and the fact that the highboy seems like an after though because 4x4s were not as common in the day. It's like ford said they were going to make a f250 4x4 but never actually spent the time or money into making it with the same enthusiasm as the f150. Is the frame with 34" because of the NTEA standard that said frames should be 34", and Ford was just being cheap? The reason I believe this is because even today Chassis and cab trucks are in fact 34". I hope someone with actually industry knowledge will inlighten us. Thanks
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67-72 2wd/4wd F-100/250 and 2wd only F-350's had 33 1/2/34" wide frames. The 73+ F-100/75+ F-150's 2 and 4wd, 73+ F-250 2wd, 73-78 F-350 2wd, 77-79 F-250 4wd, and 79 F-350 4wd got the wider frames of 37 1/2/38" after the cab. The 73-76 F-250 4wd's kept the 33 1/2/34" rear frame width. The narrower frame is actually stronger as that is why many Class 8 racers used the 67-72 frames.
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My buddy and I are both into the highboy trucks, but I'm not entirely sure why as they are such an odd duck. I've read some forums and see the frames are approximately 34". The ford F100-f150 2wd and 4wd and the f250 2wd are wider because ford wanted to make them better handling. I do have a point to make and I'll try to get to it asap. I came up with a theory about why the highboy has a narrow frame. I believe that prior to the 5th (??) Gen F series that all the trucks had 34" frames, because it was the industry standard used by all motor companies. I believe that the F350 and F250 4x4 used the same frames and the fact that the highboy seems like an after though because 4x4s were not as common in the day. It's like ford said they were going to make a f250 4x4 but never actually spent the time or money into making it with the same enthusiasm as the f150. Is the frame with 34" because of the NTEA standard that said frames should be 34", and Ford was just being cheap? The reason I believe this is because even today Chassis and cab trucks are in fact 34". I hope someone with actually industry knowledge will inlighten us. Thanks
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