What makes a "Highboy" a "Highboy"???
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What makes a "Highboy" a "Highboy"???
a highboy is called that due to the frame design. the F250 4 X 4 frame was a long narrow ladder frame that necessitated a high stance for all the components to clear each other and work the way they were designed to (tires don't hit the frame on turns etc...). hawkrod
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What makes a "Highboy" a "Highboy"???
Highboy is just a term, and I think how much lift it took to get your butt up on the seat had something to do with it, too. 
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What makes a "Highboy" a "Highboy"???
Didn't they also have a separated transfer case, using 3 drive shafts? this may have had something to do with the higher stance.
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What makes a "Highboy" a "Highboy"???
My 69 Highboy has a narrow frame and a divorced transfer case. It sits higher than my 95 PSD.
1969 Ford F-250 4X4, 390 bored .030 over, carter 4 barrel carb, Terminator mufflers, NP 435, NP 205 Transfer case, HD Dana 44 w/ discs up front and Dana 60 in the rear. 90% completly rebuilt from ground up.
1995 Ford F-250 4X4, Powerstroke Diesel. Supercab longbox. 70 hp chip, isspro pyrometer and boost guages. Other than that its stock. Plans: 4in exhaust, propane injection, cd player, and possible intercooler.
1969 Ford F-250 4X4, 390 bored .030 over, carter 4 barrel carb, Terminator mufflers, NP 435, NP 205 Transfer case, HD Dana 44 w/ discs up front and Dana 60 in the rear. 90% completly rebuilt from ground up.
1995 Ford F-250 4X4, Powerstroke Diesel. Supercab longbox. 70 hp chip, isspro pyrometer and boost guages. Other than that its stock. Plans: 4in exhaust, propane injection, cd player, and possible intercooler.
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