88 ranger super cab longbox on f150 frame?

[Dusty_Ranger]

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]

Check out this wheelbase chart:

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/Wheelbases.html

 

[Dusty_Ranger]

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

 

[Jim Oaks]

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]

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]

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]

mhughes165 got any pics man
?

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

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

 

[Dusty_Ranger]

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