Bent Frame
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Bent Frame
My frame on my 85 f-150 4x4 is bent at the rear axel. I was told it can be fixed for a couple hundred dollars but I'm leaning more towards just doing a frame swap. Can anyone tell me what other frames I can use? I was told that the frame I use must have twin i-beams or double i-beams.
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You can use an 80-96 F150 2wd or 4wd chassis. Assuming a long bed, you can also use a F250 or 350 2wd chassis. An 80-81 frame is not very desireable however. The 92-96 chassis will work, but, due to the addition of a crumple zone, your front bumper won't bolt on. Other than that, it's pretty straightforward. If you get a 2wd chassis, you'll have to swap your transmission crossmember over, and, on a F150 2wd, the rear springs are 2½" wide, instead of the 3" of your 4x4 ones.
This is no small project, but, if you have a good place to work, it shouldn't take more than a couple weekends to accomplish.
This is no small project, but, if you have a good place to work, it shouldn't take more than a couple weekends to accomplish.
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It is a long box, so your saying to keep things simple I should find a 4x4 frame between 83-91? Is there a differnce between f-250, and f-350 frames that would cause any mojor problems?
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If you go with a F250 or 350 frame, you want a 2wd one. The 4wd trucks are leaf sprung up front, and the suspension uses different mounting points(I-beams are shorter) on the engine crossmember than the half ton coil sprung unit.
An 82-91 chassis is the easiest thing to swap under your truck. Even if you get a 4x4 chassis, you may still have to change, or re-locate the transmission crossmember due to the different transmissions and transfer cases offered, but, it's a bolted in crossmember, so it's not a big thing to deal with.
An 82-91 chassis is the easiest thing to swap under your truck. Even if you get a 4x4 chassis, you may still have to change, or re-locate the transmission crossmember due to the different transmissions and transfer cases offered, but, it's a bolted in crossmember, so it's not a big thing to deal with.
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I'm going to look at some parts trucks tomorrow, I'll let you know what I come across and maybe you can give me some input on what to go with. Ideally, later this year I would like to put a suspension lift on but that wont be until this winter at the earliest. But for now, I would just like to get the old girl drving. Need to keep the 4wheel drive to get down the logging paths back into my cottage.
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One of my dad's friend's has a 87 f-150 2wd. There's a little surface rust on the frame but nothing major. Would there be any benefits to go with a f-250 or f-350 frame that a f-150 frame would not have?
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