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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 09:08 PM
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oppertunity for a SWEET swap!

today i was at a great junkyard and i found the best deal ever! a 98 f250ld!

i was wondering....could i swap the parts off the 250 onto my 150? rear axel(big ol girl), front assembly etc...

everything to basically make it a 250 suspension wise.

will it all bolt up?
 
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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The frame is thicker and stronger on the LD. It would be easier to just put your cab on the LD frame and drive off.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Ultramagdan
The frame is thicker and stronger on the LD. It would be easier to just put your cab on the LD frame and drive off.
i wish...its a long bed though...
 
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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its not all that tricky to shorten a frame...
 
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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its not all that tricky to shorten a frame...
maybe i should just buy the hole truck.... id like a longer box...

do all the f250s come with a 5.4?
 
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 10:37 PM
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Some F-250LD's came with 4.6's.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 10:39 PM
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well it would save me a boatload of time and money i think...i want to do a 5.4 swap....also want the longer bed....
 
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 09:46 AM
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I'm not 100% sure but if the wheel-base is the same between the 2 trucks you should be able to swap the cab and box without having to fabricate. And swaping the cab and box would be less work.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Ron W.
I'm not 100% sure but if the wheel-base is the same between the 2 trucks you should be able to swap the cab and box without having to fabricate. And swaping the cab and box would be less work.
my truck is a 6.6', the 250 is a long box.
 
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How to shorten a LWB frame - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network


here is a tutorial for shortening the frame on on old chevy.
it should be a similar project doing a ford
 
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do i have more of a chance of blowing an axle on the trail or bending my frame? all i want are the beefier axles.... will the new suspension components bolt right up?
 
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