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I can confirm that Ford also made a F100 Trailer Special and will happily accept bets saying otherwise
and those that were designated Trailer Specials I believe had 8 lug nuts and dual piston calipers . My brother has one. I didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes.
and those that were designated Trailer Specials I believe had 8 lug nuts and dual piston calipers . My brother has one. I didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes.
The one I owned was 5 lug, Ford 9inch in the rear.
I think some are confusing Trailer Special with Camper Special?
F150 Trailer specials are real , Im only trying to find out if mine is one or not?
Its got the things the ad posted by 77&79F250 posted.
I think some are confusing Trailer Special with Camper Special?
F150 Trailer specials are real , Im only trying to find out if mine is one or not?
Its got the things the ad posted by 77&79F250 posted.
Again I ask you, Does your truck have eight lug nuts per wheel or five?
Lol someone put 3/4 ton axles under a F150 it didnt come from factory that way.
and the link in your answer talks about 7 lug trucks in 2000.
We are talking about 1978 not 2000.
Lol someone put 3/4 ton axles under a F150 it didnt come from factory that way.
and the link in your answer talks about 7 lug trucks in 2000.
We are talking about 1978 not 2000.
Be careful now You said "They dont make 8 lug F150;s" their are plenty out there put together by crafty folks including in @ the Ford test lab in 2016
Be careful now You said "They dont make 8 lug F150;s" their are plenty out there put together by crafty folks including in @ the Ford test lab in 2016
yaya but neither of those things were what we were talking about.
Maybe read the whole thread and it will give you a bit of insite into the original subject.
I am by no means a "Trailer Special" expert but I did acquire a truck from out West last year that has a Trailer Special badge on the tailgate. This truck appears to be pretty original and I can only find 3 things that I believe were included on this truck that is part of the Trailer Special option
1- The badge on the tailgate
2- A factory wiring harness for trailer lights that Ive never seen on any of my other Dentsides Ive had over the years
3- Big Tow mirrors ( although I have seen these mirrors on other trucks not badged "Trailer Special"
The truck is a 1979 F-250 2wd XLT Ranger w/ 460/C6. The truck has bed tie downs and the side tool box in the passenger side bed. The truck had a brake controller in it but it was an aftermarket unit.
The odd thing is it did not have a hitch on the truck frame. Just a ball mount hole in the bumper. Also I can not find any holes in the frame where a hitch was previously mounted.
Here’s the Marti for my (old) F100 Trailer Special. It was a 5 lug truck. Ford did in fact build 8-lug half ton trucks. Search “F-130” on the forum, a few have popped up. There is no factory literature regarding these trucks.
You said "They dont make 8 lug F150;s" their are plenty out there put together by crafty folks including in @ the Ford test lab in 2016 
