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Ford Cummins
hi everyone this is my first post but i got ahold of a 1983 standard cab long bed f-150 and a cummins 12 valve engine i have always been a huge cummins guy and i had a dodge for awhile but i couldn't afford to keep the front end together ne how i want to drop my new cummins in my old truck i'm not worried about engine or transmissin placement i 'm worried about the diff's, the frame and the suspension does neone know if the frame will be strong enough to hold up or if it's different from a 1/2 to a 3/4 ton.
Ok now on the the diff's they were changed before i got the truck to a higher ratio i'm not sure what they are but the truck will fly for what it is but i still don't think they will hold the torque from the cummins in that case i have a rear out of a 88 e-350 and my boss has a wrecked f-350 like a 95 or so. but the front of my truck is radius arm and springs and i think that front of the f-350 is leaf can i put leafs under the front of my truck with the brackets off the f-350 or custom brackets (i am no stranger to torches and welders) then with the weight of the engine i can add leafs or air bags to level it out.
So that is my project any help would be greatly appriciated
Thanks TJ
Ok now on the the diff's they were changed before i got the truck to a higher ratio i'm not sure what they are but the truck will fly for what it is but i still don't think they will hold the torque from the cummins in that case i have a rear out of a 88 e-350 and my boss has a wrecked f-350 like a 95 or so. but the front of my truck is radius arm and springs and i think that front of the f-350 is leaf can i put leafs under the front of my truck with the brackets off the f-350 or custom brackets (i am no stranger to torches and welders) then with the weight of the engine i can add leafs or air bags to level it out.
So that is my project any help would be greatly appriciated
Thanks TJ
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I would look to getting a 3/4 or 1ton frame. Would handle the torque of the diesel better. As for the 95 your boss has, unless it is a 4x4, it also has the twin i beam & radius arms, but is heavier components than the 1/2 ton.
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I would agree, put the whole frame under the sheetmetal, rather than try to rework the 1/2 ton chassis. They put a lot more holes in the 1/2 frames, more opportunity for cracking. It depends how crazy you are planning to get with the motor as to how well things will hold up.
Chances are, hw is dealing with a 4x4 F350, as the 2wd still uses coil springs on the front with the twin I beam fronts...
Chances are, hw is dealing with a 4x4 F350, as the 2wd still uses coil springs on the front with the twin I beam fronts...
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We already figured out in a previous post you can't put the leaf spring suspension on a f150 frame with out some custom fab work.
A up and coming popular swap for the f150's is the cummins 4bt 4 cylinder engine.
A up and coming popular swap for the f150's is the cummins 4bt 4 cylinder engine.
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