48 3/4 ton
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48 3/4 ton
hello, i am being given a 48' ford 3/4 ton truck and really are not familiar with this year of truck as i usually have 53'+ ford trucks. handful of questions: are the frames different between 1/2 and 3/4 tons? i know one is 5 lug and one is 8? will the toyota 4x4 conversion work on a 3/4 ton and will a 55' 1/2 ton axle fit this truck. the truck is 3 hours away or i would be under it myself taking pic's and measurement. from the searching i have done it sounds like 57'-72' truck rearends fit these, anyone have a measurement wheel mounting surface sise to side. what about wheelbase dimensions and track widths. thanks
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Front axles are the same but the frames are a little beefier than a F-1. If you're interested in converting it to a 1/2 ton contact the member of the board named Greatnorthwoods, he has done this conversion very nicely.
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Originally Posted by 55 dude
hello, i am being given a 48' ford 3/4 ton truck and really are not familiar with this year of truck as i usually have 53'+ ford trucks.
To save you a lot of grief, where can I pick it up???? Sure would look great alongside my '51 3/4 ton!!!!!
Now, kidding aside, from what I have gleaned here - yes, the f-2 has 8 lugs. You CAN change out the front spindles, to 5-lug, and if you change the rear end, you'll be able to keep the pattern's the same. The frame is basically the same in front, different from the cab back. I'm sure someone will pop in, with the differences, where they pick up the extra length, etc.
I didn't see you mention it - what engine, tranny, etc, does it have in it now?
Good luck with your project...
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are the 3/4 and 1/2 ton spindles the same other than the lug count. reason being i want to change to disc's using 73-79 truck rotors on front with 5 on 5.5 and change rear to 5 on 5.5 as i have a 59' truck rear to swap in. new steering will be toyota power.
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Yes the spindles are the same on the F-1 through F-3, so any of the typical upgrades used on the F-1's will work, but you lose the 8 bolt wheel pattern (which is what you want). Your 59' axle should be a direct bolt on, and the toyota power steering would be identical to an F-1 install as well.
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Originally Posted by 55 dude
keep trying to contact Greatnorthwoods but the site won't let me for some reason? if someone else can contact him have him pm me. thanks
The site won't let me PM you either. You can however email me at New_Hampshire_Yankee at Yahoo.com.
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what your saying is 48'-60' ford front axles are identical? i was on a site that says the c to c on the kingpins are 3" wider on the 53' up axles could it be a misprint? sure hate to rebuild the 59' axle and find out it was wider and not a "direct bolt-in" it would make thing easier as the truck is 3+ hours away.is the 59' rear a good candidate or should i go with something newer? thanks
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Originally Posted by irondragon79
I was refering to the rear axle being a direct bolt on, the front axles are differant and are not interchangable as far as i know with 52 and earlier vs 53 newer
- F-1: 1/2 ton (4,700 GVWR max)
- F-2: 3/4 ton (5,700 GVWR max)
- F-3: Heavy Duty 3/4 ton (6,800 GVWR max)
- F-3: Parcel Delivery (7,000 GVWR max) & optional rear spring pkg (7,800 GVWR max)
- F-4: 1 ton (7,500 GVWR max) & optional 1 1/4 ton pkg (10,000 GVWR max)
- F-5: 1 1/2 ton: Conventional, school bus, and cab over engine (C.O.E.) (10,000-14,500 GVWR)
- F-6: 2 ton: Conventional, school bus, and C.O.E. (14,000-16,000 GVWR)
- F-7: Conventional (17,000-19,000 GVWR)
- F-8: Conventional (20,000-22,000 GVWR)
- F-100: 1/2 ton (5,000 GVWR max)
- F-110: 1/2 ton (4,000 GVWR max)
- F-250: 3/4 ton (7,400 GVWR max)
- F-260: 3/4 ton (4,900 GVWR max)
- F-350: 1 ton (9,800 GVWR max)
- F-360: 1 ton (7,700 GVWR max)
- F-500
- F-900
- F-100 (F10, F11, F14): 1/2 ton (4,000-5,000 GVWR max)
- F-100 (F18, F19)(4X4): 1/2 ton (4,000-5,600 GVWR max)
- F-250 (F25, F26): 3/4 ton (4,900-7,400 GVWR max)
- F-250 (F28, F29)(4X4): 3/4 ton (4,900-7,400 GVWR max)
- F-350 (F35, F36): 1 ton (7,700-9,800 GVWR max)
- F-500 (F50, F51), : 1 1/2 ton (10,000-15,000 GVWR max)
I looked into all this, when I was contemplating making my F-2 an F-1. All in all, it would have been a LOT less work, and a LOT less money to buy an F-1 to begin with than try to make my F-2 an F-1. Of course, the F-2 grew on me, after I decided against changing out the flathead. Now it's all going back original, flathead and granny 4 speed.
The F-2 has a character all it's own...
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sure do thank everyone so far. as long as i can "bolt on" a 5 lug disc conversion on the stock F-2 spindles that is fine. so i take it 72' and back truck rearends are all good for the swap out back. any info on mounting a master cylinder in the stock location. is this correct the F-1 has 114" wb and F-2 has 122" wb? i was told the stock seat is missing any suggestions as to what bench seat fits nicely in place of the stock seat. thanks