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Old Aug 20, 2025 | 08:27 PM
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I have 1976 F250 Long bed 4X4, need a new bed, fond a 1979 F250 2wd long bed. I had heard that 1977.5 t0 1979 may have a differant wheelbase. Is that right?
 
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As far as I know, all 73-79 F100-F350 long bed pickups have the same wheelbase unless you have a Super Camper Special.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2025 | 09:24 PM
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I have 1976 F250 Long bed 4X4, need a new bed, fond a 1979 F250 2wd long bed. I had heard that 1977.5 t0 1979 may have a differant wheelbase. Is that right?
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Old Aug 20, 2025 | 09:51 PM
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1977 & a half was the change in frame width I do believe. From 34" to 37 & some change inches.
 
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Originally Posted by bertha66
I have 1976 F250 Long bed 4X4, need a new bed, found a 1979 F250 2wd long bed
Is your 76 a real High Boy with a narrower rear frame section? Do you have a exposed bed side fill neck with NO gas flap? If yes and yes then the 77-78-79 bed mount holes are not going to line up with your skinner 76 frame bed holes.


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Originally Posted by njdevil77
As far as I know, all 73-79 F100-F350 long bed pickups have the same wheelbase unless you have a Super Camper Special.
The 140 inch wheelbase is used for the 2 wheel drive F350, it has nothing to do with Camper Special. The reason it is made that way with the longer wheelbase is because the F350 uses the same chassis as the dual wheel cab and chassis truck which if you ordered the truck with the Ford flatbed it was 9ft long, not 8ft.
 
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I have a 1975 F100 2wd long bed. Previous owner put a 77-79 bed with gas door on it. Fits just fine.

 
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I have a 1975 F100 2wd long bed. Previous owner put a 77-79 bed with gas door on it. Fits just fine.
On 2wd yes, on 4x4 no, the frame width was skinnier, as to what Rich said in earlier post.

You can make it work, but the holes won't line up, you'll have to drill some new ones in the bed.
 
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If it's a highboy bed going on to a low boy 4wd or 2wd (with a common width rear part of the frame). Instead of drilling new holes in the bed, you can just weld some L brackets onto your frame and reuse those narrow frame bed bolt holes.
 
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My truck has a round blank in the rear drivers side with no flap. It has saddle tanks, they look like add ons, plus in cab tank. I will have to use you diagrams to check it.
 
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