HI THERE, I BOUGHT A 2001 F350 SUPERDUTY CREWCAB 7.3 POWERSTROKE, NON DUALLY, WITH A CONTRACTOR SERVICE BOX ON IT, WHICH I TOOK OFF AND SOLD, NOW PLANING TO BUY A PICKUP BED FOR IT, A GUY IN THE YUNK YARD TOLD ME THAT MY CHASSIS IS DIFERENT, THEN HE TOOK THE MESSUREMENT AND COMPARED IT WITH A F350 WITH A BED AND FOUND THAT MY CHASSIS IS NARROWER BY 4'', MY CHASSIS IS 34'' WIDE AND THE OTHER TRUCK WAS 38'', AND ADDING TO THIS MY CHASSIS IS FLAT MEANING NO CHASSIS CURVATURE IN THE WHEEL AREA, THIS GUY SEARCH MY VIN IN THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT WAS SOLD AS ''INCOMPLETE VEHICLE'' FROM FACTORY. I REALLY WANT TO PUT A 8' BED ON MY TRUCK, CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME TIPS WHAT IS THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT AND WHAT WILL FIT ON IT. THANKS IN ADVANCE.
You can weld tabs to frame side in mounting area. Ford as well as others tend to do this with year end and model changes. I once had an F257 , you will never see anything about this truck. All it was was a larger BVW rating then a F250 and they changed a few parts from a F350 without the total package. Just make sure to be flush with frame,another option would be to check the dually width and the F250 frame width ,it may be anothe F257
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MAKING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS TRUCK WAS SOLD AS A "CHASSIS AND CAB" OPTION, AND EFECTIVELY SAID THIS CHASSIS IS 4" NARROWER, WONDERING IF A DUALLY BED WILL FIT ON IT, I NEED SOME HELP WITH THIS, THANX.
ANYBODY KNOWS WHERE I CAN GET DIMENTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR F350 CHASSIS AND BED IN THE NET?
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