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May 1, 2001 | 09:48 PM

studogger

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I'm looking to get a used F150 with a long bed but I am having difficulty find one. Is there any way I can decode the VIN and determine the size of the bed?

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Stuart.

May 2, 2001 | 07:31 PM

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OK, lets make this easy...take a step back from the side of the truck and look at the bed legnth vs. cab legnth. On a swb truck, the bed will be the approximate legnth of the cab, conversely the bed of a long truck will be a couple of feet longer. Typically the LWB truck has an 8' bed. IN addition, take a look at the door sticker on the drivers side. It should tell the wheelbase. A SWB truck will have something like 117" and an LWB will be around 130". If all else fails, ask the owner the size of the fuel tank...ford LD trucks had a 16.5 gal fuel tank for the SWB and a 19 gal tank for the LWB. Hope that helps

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Jun 11, 2001 | 09:24 AM

larry derouin

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Take a tape measure with ya when you go looking. Measure inside the bed lengthwise.

6'5" = short bed
8'+ = Long bed.

Jun 11, 2001 | 11:09 AM

StrangeRanger

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Bed length does not show up in the VIN, nor does wheelbase.

Jun 12, 2001 | 04:16 PM

captntim

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Umm....I think you are correct about the VIN, but as far as I have seen there is a direct relationship between WB and bed legnth. A long bed pickup with 117" WB would look pretty odd. Anybody else disagree??

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Jun 13, 2001 | 10:20 AM

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The 139" WB used for the "new" F150 (and new light duty F-250) is used for both LB and SB applications. The RC/LB uses the 139" WB, as does the SC/SB. Additionally, this WB is the only one that was available for the short-lived new light-duty F-250, and it's the only one available when specifying the 7700 lb pkg on the later F-150's.

Jun 13, 2001 | 03:47 PM

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Let's make this easy. Step back and look as mentioned before. If you have more bed in front of the rear axle than behind it, you have a long bed. If there's less in front, then you have a shortened short-bed (like the super crew). If it's about the same front and back, then you are looking at a short bed.

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