88 ranger super cab longbox on f150 frame?

Dusty_Ranger · 03-11-2008, 12:32 PM

dose anybody know the wheelbase on 88 F 150 SUPER CAB short box? i wanna put 1st gen ranger super cab with a long box on a a f 150 frame? any input ? thanx

**Jim Oaks** · 03-11-2008, 12:37 PM

Check out this wheelbase chart:

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech...heelbases.html

Dusty_Ranger · 03-11-2008, 12:40 PM

what do you guess a 88 ranger supercab long bed wheelbase would be?

**Jim Oaks** · 03-11-2008, 01:47 PM

A standard cab short bed is 107.9"
A standard cab long bed is 113.9"

Difference is 6"

You know everything in front of the bed is the same (cab, axle, etc) on the standard cabs.

An extended cab normally uses a short bed.

The extended cab is 125.4"

Therefore, I would guess that a long bed version would be 6" longer than the short bed and be 131.4", which is what's at the very bottom of that wheelbase chart.

**JohnnyO** · 03-11-2008, 02:49 PM

I'm thinking that regardless of wheelbase, the Ranger box is much narrower and is going to look silly with the F150's tires sticking way out.
Hey, I saw the pic of DaveR's Ranger body on the FS Bronco frame. I still have nightmares about it.

mhughes165 · 03-12-2008, 12:54 AM

done properly it actually doesnt look bad, me and a buddy few years back put one on a 79 f-150 longbed frame, it fit pretty well, just gotta make sure u get the right backspacing wheels outherwise u will have tire coverage problem to say the least

PS....if the person who bought my old truck is on here PLEASE show pictures of that thing, supercab long bed on a 79 f-150 long bed roller.....that was a fun truck

Dusty_Ranger · 03-12-2008, 01:31 AM

mhughes165 got any pics man
?

Wicked_Sludge · 03-12-2008, 02:21 AM

my guess would be "no" since hes asking for pics of it

Dusty_Ranger · 06-26-2008, 01:23 PM

i dont think it would look wierd it would just look like a ranger with full width axles\

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Dusty_Ranger Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Salmo BC Canada Year: 1988 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Super Custom Posts: 822 Rep Power: 12 iTrader: (0)	88 ranger super cab longbox on f150 frame? dose anybody know the wheelbase on 88 F 150 SUPER CAB short box? i wanna put 1st gen ranger super cab with a long box on a a f 150 frame? any input ? thanx __________________ DUSTIN 86 ranger supercab 2.9, 4x4, 5spd, 3.73 L/Swinter/welded summer, 33/12.50LT15 MUD KING TIRES, dana 35, explorer spring swap front and rear, 3 inch body lift, 90+ heads, fm146, fender trim.
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Jim Oaks Building another truck Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Salem, Ohio Year: 1983 & 1996 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 5.0 / 4.0 Class: 4x4 Used For: Dedicated trail rig! Posts: 6,047 Rep Power: 10 iTrader: (0)	Check out this wheelbase chart: http://www.therangerstation.com/tech...heelbases.html __________________ Some people are like slinkies -- not much good for anything, but they bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs. Check out my Blue Oval Militia Profile HERE Follow Me Vote For TRS In Top 4x4 Sites
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Dusty_Ranger Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Salmo BC Canada Year: 1988 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Super Custom Posts: 822 Rep Power: 12 iTrader: (0)	what do you guess a 88 ranger supercab long bed wheelbase would be? __________________ DUSTIN 86 ranger supercab 2.9, 4x4, 5spd, 3.73 L/Swinter/welded summer, 33/12.50LT15 MUD KING TIRES, dana 35, explorer spring swap front and rear, 3 inch body lift, 90+ heads, fm146, fender trim.
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03-11-2008, 01:47 PM	#4
Jim Oaks Building another truck Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Salem, Ohio Year: 1983 & 1996 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 5.0 / 4.0 Class: 4x4 Used For: Dedicated trail rig! Posts: 6,047 Rep Power: 10 iTrader: (0)	A standard cab short bed is 107.9" A standard cab long bed is 113.9" Difference is 6" You know everything in front of the bed is the same (cab, axle, etc) on the standard cabs. An extended cab normally uses a short bed. The extended cab is 125.4" Therefore, I would guess that a long bed version would be 6" longer than the short bed and be 131.4", which is what's at the very bottom of that wheelbase chart. __________________ Some people are like slinkies -- not much good for anything, but they bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs. Check out my Blue Oval Militia Profile HERE Follow Me Vote For TRS In Top 4x4 Sites
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JohnnyO Clean And Articulate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Year: 2008 Make: Ford Model: Sport Trac Engine: 4.0 Class: 4x4 Used For: Daily Driver Posts: 3,761 Rep Power: 10 iTrader: (1)	I'm thinking that regardless of wheelbase, the Ranger box is much narrower and is going to look silly with the F150's tires sticking way out. Hey, I saw the pic of DaveR's Ranger body on the FS Bronco frame. I still have nightmares about it. __________________ Steeler Nation does not have to travel. We're already there. "It is not the multitude of ale houses that occasions a general disposition toward drunkenness among the common people; but rather disposition arising from other causes necessarily gives employment to a multitude of ale houses." -- Adam Smith, 1776
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03-12-2008, 01:31 AM	#7
Dusty_Ranger Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Salmo BC Canada Year: 1988 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Super Custom Posts: 822 Rep Power: 12 iTrader: (0)	mhughes165 got any pics man ? __________________ DUSTIN 86 ranger supercab 2.9, 4x4, 5spd, 3.73 L/Swinter/welded summer, 33/12.50LT15 MUD KING TIRES, dana 35, explorer spring swap front and rear, 3 inch body lift, 90+ heads, fm146, fender trim.
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06-26-2008, 01:23 PM	#9
Dusty_Ranger Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Salmo BC Canada Year: 1988 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Super Custom Posts: 822 Rep Power: 12 iTrader: (0)	i dont think it would look wierd it would just look like a ranger with full width axles\ __________________ DUSTIN 86 ranger supercab 2.9, 4x4, 5spd, 3.73 L/Swinter/welded summer, 33/12.50LT15 MUD KING TIRES, dana 35, explorer spring swap front and rear, 3 inch body lift, 90+ heads, fm146, fender trim.
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