Rare?
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Rare?
Hi, new to the forum, but couldn't find any information anywhere else. I'm in the process of purchasing a 1976 F250 Highboy Crew Cab 4X4 shortbed. I've not seen another one in this configuration, but would like to know if this as is unusual a truck as it appears. Thanks in advance for any help.
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Not A Highboy?
This crew cab is absolutely a documented highboy. I have the truck, I have the documentation. All the highboy parts, frame, cab mounts, springs, front and rear axles, etctera are there. It has never been apart or modified There's another one on this forum. My question was how many might have been built, not whether it was real or not. So, if according to you, there were zero built, I guess that makes mine exceedingly rare. Thank you for your opinion, though.
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That does beg the question, though..............if it's a non-Ford term, why is it debated so fervorently on this site?
I've tried to figure out just through threads on here what the heck a highboy is, technically speaking...but if it's not even a Ford term, then it's a moot point.
But that also presents another question...what is the typical conbination of features or parts that qualifies a truck, or convinces their owners that it is a highboy (regardless of the proposed irrelevancy of the term)?
Also, why would so many Ford guys spout the term "highboy" if it isn't even a Ford term in the first place?
I'm full of questions tonight, aren't i?.......(well, among other things)
I've tried to figure out just through threads on here what the heck a highboy is, technically speaking...but if it's not even a Ford term, then it's a moot point.
But that also presents another question...what is the typical conbination of features or parts that qualifies a truck, or convinces their owners that it is a highboy (regardless of the proposed irrelevancy of the term)?
Also, why would so many Ford guys spout the term "highboy" if it isn't even a Ford term in the first place?
I'm full of questions tonight, aren't i?.......(well, among other things)
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From: Spokane, WA
Originally Posted by Mil1ion
See post #8
Well, alllllllllrighty then! At least I know I don't have a highboy as mine is a 79, but then, if it's not a Ford term, then I guess nobody does, technically.
Thanks Million...I've kinda wondered about it because people kept calling mine a highboy, and I kept thinkin that didn't sound right due to the year. I think their misconception lied in the fact that my truck had re-arc'd springs on it that made it sit a tad higher than stock, and it was a supercab 4x4 F250...just not the right year.
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As far as I know, the term "hi-boy" was never a Ford term. I believe all F250 4X4's (crewcab or standard cab) until early 77 have the same or similar ride-height. I have the same truck (76 F250 4X4 crewcab shortbox) and while you don't really see them a lot they're not what I'd call rare. The are however, awesome trucks. I plan on doing a Powerstroke conversion in mine. As far as the "highboy" debate goes, I just sold my '90 F350 4X4 Crewcab and it had a factory 4" block in the rear and sat rather high (35's on 16x10 wheels fit with no mods). I work in the industry and am told by customers all the time that their 90-97 F350 4X4's have a "factory 4-inch lift". Not true, that is just the way they are built.
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Welcome to the ranks of the 4x4 crew owners - nice purchase!
As others have said - "Hi-boy" is just a term thrown around by many, and IMO it doesn'tr really matter if it technically is or is not. I really don't see why people get their panties in a wad over the name - you have a great truck and that's what matters - no what you call it...
As far as the rarity of these goes - I guess that all depends on what part of the country you live in. 2wds are more prevolent than the 4x4's, and around me you don't see either too often. No matter where you are they don't seem to be all that common, but they are out there.
As others have said - "Hi-boy" is just a term thrown around by many, and IMO it doesn'tr really matter if it technically is or is not. I really don't see why people get their panties in a wad over the name - you have a great truck and that's what matters - no what you call it...
As far as the rarity of these goes - I guess that all depends on what part of the country you live in. 2wds are more prevolent than the 4x4's, and around me you don't see either too often. No matter where you are they don't seem to be all that common, but they are out there.
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Originally Posted by Mil1ion
Because The non-ford term Highboy is used so much by so many....in most cases it is believed it is just for Conventional & Super cabs....and Crew Cabs are not in the basic determination.
Why ?
I don't know.
Why ?
I don't know.
I don't really care one way or the other but I was chastized over this exact point 6-8 months ago.
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Originally Posted by FordTrucksKickGM
Id call a '76 F-250 CC 4x4 a high boy. Just my $.02
4x4 crews follow the same rules as std/super cabs in regards to highboy/lowboy changes, whereas 2WD crews had highboy widths 73-79 as confirmed on my 79 F250 CC SB.
Last edited by masterbeavis; Feb 14, 2008 at 03:47 PM.