Point being? BTW I have seen an original `59 F100 and it sat up as high as any so called highboy but for the sake of disscussion lets stick to the F250.

 

Ok...what did Ford do to get the 1967/76 & 1977 F250 4WD's ('77 before serial # Y20,001) to sit so high?

 

I don`t get where you are going with these questions and how they relate to my statements.My point is that Ford did not set out to build so called Highboy or lifted truck.Chevys and Dodges of that era sat very high also though not as high as an F250.If Ford had waited until the 1980 restyle of the F series line to lower the F250 there would be none of this Highboy nonsense.

 

Do a search. There could very well be a hundred or more threads on this subject. The whole highboy question comes up at least a couple times a month. Can we get a friggin' sticky going for the highboy questions?

-Jared

 

I thought the Highboy was a '32.

 

This '3 window" Coupe is not considered a High Boy either.

The original hot rodders definition of a 'Hi-Boy' was a Deuce (1932 Ford) Roadster with the fenders, running boards and splash shields removed which exposes the body riding high atop the frame rails.

 

To answer you question to the best of my memory ability....from all the FTE Highboy threads.....IOM
1. look for a cross member between the front frame horns, below the front bumper
2. front spring pack will have 6 or 8 leaves?
3. back springs will be 2 1/4 or 2 1/2 wide?
4. a ram style steering cylinder on the front axle/tie rod end w/ p/s lines
5. steering g/b on frame will have p/s lines going to it
6. behind the seat tank or saddle bag tank, cause frame is narrower in rear, BIG maybe
on this one.
7. divorced xfer case (not direct attached to trannie)
8. front/rear drive shafts are close to same length

This what I use to figure out what I am looking at, hope this helps, nice truck you are looking at requardless of it's highboy or not status.

 

Knew you would be all over that one Bill. Heak that one even has fenders and boards,,,,,,,,and a roof.

I have been reading more and more, and this topic keeps getting further and further from the truth.

 

1973/76 and 1977 F250 4WD's (1977: before serial number Y20,001) offered Power Assist P/S which includes a Control Valve and Ram Cylinder.

When a vehicle has Power Assist P/S, the steering gearbox is the manual type...so there are no hoses going to it.

There are 4 P/S hoses with Power Assist.

Two (Pressure & Return) from the P/S Puimp to the Control Valve.

Two (Pressure & Return) from the Control Valve to the Ram Cylinder.

Besides the 1973/77 4WD F100/250's and 1969/74 Econolines, most of the FoMoCo passenger cars from 1953 thru 1964 and some from 1965 thru 1980 had Power Assist P/S.

 

kahuna, to stop using the name "highboy" would be one of the top stupidest things a ford guy can do. yes ford did not have a "highboy" package or option. its just a nickname for about the most bad a** trucks ever built just like the highboy name given to 32's by hot rodders. i have loved fords all my life and to me a highboy is like a dream truck or something. to stop using the name would almost make you cease to be a ford guy.

 

god bless u BLUE OVAL, could't have said it better. LUV them HIBOYS. some people here ref. 2 them as tallboys. how bout forum just 4 HIBOYS. mine rides and steers like a Caddy. no more back pain with bench seat and what a good view u get. i like mine so much i bought a couple guard/attach dogs to watch over GRUMPY. (see picture and find ). every day has a new undefinabe noise or grunt. don't say bye to the HI. I WOULD LIKE TO READ A TRUE HX OF HIBOY AND WHY BUILT. i rememer the ole timers who bought them for work - those oe skinny feet!! chow. BUMSY.

 

I hear ya,I have allways wanted a Highboy, I had 2 lowboys a 78 Snowfighter with the D60 front and a 79 .When I was 14 my nieghbor bought a Blue and white 77 highboy brand new ,He put 36 inch Dick Cepek Monster mudders on white wagon wheels on it and I thought it was just the baddest thing I had ever seen.In High School 2 buddies of mine had real nice highboys and in Junior year one of them traded his in for a New 79 Lowboy.It just drives me nuts when somebody calls it a factory lift or some special option,just because it had a spacer block in the rear does not make it a lift.I regret that now 30 years later I will never find a nice rust free highboy in the North East for a reasonable price .Don`t get me wrong I am in no way denegrating the highboy i just think the name causes some confusion.

 

spacer block in just the rear ???.

 

I know that is not the only thing that makes a Highboy sit high ,I am aware that the front springs are mounted under the frame as opposed to outside the frame and all the other differences between the pre 77.5 and post 77.5 trucks.It just seems to me that when the uninformed see that spacer they think lift.

 

RIGHT ON. THE 4 INCH LIFT BRACKETS Are WELDED TO FRAME AT FACTORY ???????? THANKS. CHOW.