70's frame with 89 body?
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Yes and no. MAKE/FABRICATE NEW front/radiator support mounts. USE the riveted FRONT CAB mounts off the 80 up frame and drill and bolt them on the pre 80s frame. REAR cab mounts should work. But, around a 3 inch body lift is needed on the cab in order to clear the top of the frame rails with the radiator support. Back half of the frame is 98% the same. Just bolt holes are different sizes metric vs standard. But the box should be the easy part to make fit.
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No it was the owner being dumb doing work on tabs. I told him it was going to get him but he didnt listen. I ended up with my own personal boring machine for when i get a garage big enough to work in.
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Perfect the 89 has a 3 inch body lift anyway so no problem there. It is my assumption that the front cab mounts are in the same location? Also I will be replacing the body mount bushings with new. Is there any suggestion with rubber or poly?
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thats the frame rail i straitened the best i could. it was bent 3 inches up.
yes i used actually 5 bolts on each side for the bumper the holes were in the frame.
Yes the yellow dodge in the back ground is mine too. Its a 2000. Which means it has a strait axle d44. I would like to have a similar setup on my ford
See how the frame was bent in the middle causing the box to tilt back instead of forward.....
I should have noticed this when I bought the truck of course i couldn't pass up 250 bucks.
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Not sure what you want to do, but I can tell you without a doubt that an 89 ranger long bed will fit on a 78 F-150 short box frame no problem!
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well would the 4 link be sweet but would it be practical? I would be using it as a trail truck mud truck and climbing... I was looking into leaf sprung front d-60 and 10.25 rear or 60 rear. would that be better? plan on running 35s so 4:10 gears i think i might want to stick with the 4 speed instead of going c-6. I am not too concerned with the ride quality just that it goes strait down the road when i choose to do so and i want some articulation. spring suggestions?
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Actually for a trail truck four link would work great. Honestly. I think four links work great in any application.. the downside to a four link is that your going to sink a grand or more into setting it up, so its not just like "Oh lets just go make this four link out of rebar and JB weld." You've got to set it up right, and get the right parts.
I get around with leaf springs just fine. It really depends what your doing, and in most cases it probably wouldn't be practical. My F350 is being used for exactly the same thing as you want. Its a trail truck that I throw into mud. And yes, hill climbs when possible. I see no sense swapping the manual trans for an automatic either, its preference really..
I don't think a four link is needed for you. I have a pretty decent amount of flex on my F350 and i'm running stock springs with an add-a-leaf. I did the shackle reversal and removed my trac and sway bars. Works great.
I get around with leaf springs just fine. It really depends what your doing, and in most cases it probably wouldn't be practical. My F350 is being used for exactly the same thing as you want. Its a trail truck that I throw into mud. And yes, hill climbs when possible. I see no sense swapping the manual trans for an automatic either, its preference really..
I don't think a four link is needed for you. I have a pretty decent amount of flex on my F350 and i'm running stock springs with an add-a-leaf. I did the shackle reversal and removed my trac and sway bars. Works great.
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i guess now comes the hard part. getting the dana 60 front. then reenforcing it. and hydroboost sounds like a good idea. any tips on settin that up? i know im askin alot, but i wanna know what parts im gonna need. i run across all sorts of deal,s and i just want to know that im not passing up anything good.
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One ton Chevy's have passenger side drop if I recall..
I don't have a lot of knowledge identifying axles though.
Why would you reinforce the D60 anyways? Like I said with the four link, is it really that practical? I doubt you'll break it. Granted, i've seen them broken.. but mostly from jumping it or something.
I don't have a lot of knowledge identifying axles though.
Why would you reinforce the D60 anyways? Like I said with the four link, is it really that practical? I doubt you'll break it. Granted, i've seen them broken.. but mostly from jumping it or something.
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Just had a long reply but internet went stupid when I hit the post button.
You need 70's front cab mounts, not newer one's, dave didn't mention he smoked a little crack. :-)
Make you own rear cab mounts.
351M/400 engine stands in the 70's frame for an efi small block.
BW 1356 t case does not fit without some work
You need 70's front cab mounts, not newer one's, dave didn't mention he smoked a little crack. :-)
Make you own rear cab mounts.
351M/400 engine stands in the 70's frame for an efi small block.
BW 1356 t case does not fit without some work