Super Camper Special bed question

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Dec 13, 2008 | 07:50 PM

peganit2

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Super Camper Special bed question

Is the wheel well on a SCS bed in a different place then a regular 8 foot bed?

How did Ford accomplish the wheelbase stretch for the SCS?

Dec 13, 2008 | 10:11 PM

masterbeavis

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They moved the rear axle back

Don't ask me the wheelbase, I do not remember the exact number, but I do know stock is 133", I would guess 140+.

Dec 13, 2008 | 10:37 PM

hotroddually

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yes the wheel well is moved back.its still an 8 foot box,but the wheel base is 140 inch,from 133 inch (thats based on a regular cab pick up truck of coarse) so the over all lenght of the truck is the same as a regular cab long box.

Dec 14, 2008 | 04:21 AM

NumberDummy

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Originally Posted by hotroddually

yes the wheel well is moved back. its still an 8 foot box, but the wheel base is 140 inch, from 133 inch (thats based on a regular cab pick up truck of coarse)
so the over all length of the truck is the same as a regular cab long box.

Since the S/CS wheelbase of 140" is 7" longer than a 133" wheelbased truck, the overall length will not be the same.

Dec 14, 2008 | 08:46 AM

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Wouldn't the bumper to bumper measurement be the same for the SCS and a regular cab longbed, just the wheel to wheel measurement's be different?

Dec 14, 2008 | 04:19 PM

masterbeavis

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They are the same length truck. I thought I was scoring something rare when I bought the upper racetrack trim from a junkyard. I took it home, added it to the stash of other trim, it was the same length as a regular 8' bed.

Dec 14, 2008 | 04:56 PM

Ford_Six

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Originally Posted by NumberDummy

Since the S/CS wheelbase of 140" is 7" longer than a 133" wheelbased truck, the overall length will not be the same.

It's still a standard cab with an 8' bed- The axle is all that is moved. Different bed to allow for the axle being further back, same overall dimensions as a standard longbed pickup.