frontend switch
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Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Littleton, CO
I'm no expert with any experience with this, but, the front ends should all be the same from 65-79, only the size of the king pins changed. You may wish to wait for the experts to chime in.
--Mike
--Mike
Fleet Owner
Joined: Jun 1999
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From: Creedmoor, North Carolina
250s will swap in to 250 and 100s as well. All under chassis compontants are the same configuration. Buy your donor bring it home, keep it till you are done, sell off parts that you don't need and you might do like me and your parts have no cost.
good luck
John
good luck
John
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Joined: Jul 2003
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From: East Central Florida
The cutoff or break point is whether the F250 is rated over or under 6900# GVW. If it's under 6900# the only real significant difference is the eight bolt wheels, rotors & drums etc. If F250 is rated over 6900#, like a F250 Camper or trailer special, then it becomes a 1ton rated, or standard duty F350 type front suspension, still eight lug pattern.
Then in the 70s' there were SuperDuty F350s which are different again. I've discovered the Trailer Special F150 in 77-79 Production years. This set up has the regular F250 size & type suspension but it is still a 5 on 5.5" lug pattern. Mine has the 13 inch, double piston calipers, super air scoops, and the larger Anti Sway Bars, front & rean, plus it had overloads on rear springs. I don't load my "Slick" so I did away with the overload/ helpers, but all the rest is F250, but as I said, has the 5 on 5.5" wheel lug pattern.
At cruise in etc I get all kinds of "input" on my Slick, but in reality all that's a 66 F100 is the sheetmetal. Rest of it is a 79 F150, 2Wd, SWB, Trailer Spcl with a 460 & a C-5 A/T. . . .
FBp
Then in the 70s' there were SuperDuty F350s which are different again. I've discovered the Trailer Special F150 in 77-79 Production years. This set up has the regular F250 size & type suspension but it is still a 5 on 5.5" lug pattern. Mine has the 13 inch, double piston calipers, super air scoops, and the larger Anti Sway Bars, front & rean, plus it had overloads on rear springs. I don't load my "Slick" so I did away with the overload/ helpers, but all the rest is F250, but as I said, has the 5 on 5.5" wheel lug pattern.
At cruise in etc I get all kinds of "input" on my Slick, but in reality all that's a 66 F100 is the sheetmetal. Rest of it is a 79 F150, 2Wd, SWB, Trailer Spcl with a 460 & a C-5 A/T. . . .
FBp
