1972 Ford Truck f250 Camper Special

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1972 Ford Truck f250 Camper Special

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I got a 1972 Ford Truck F250 Camper Special and I was wondering if there way to put 4x4 Parts on her and if so what can I use and if I want bigger size tires how do I put the off road kind on
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the 2wd frame and 4wd frame are different. puttign any front axles from a 4wd under a 2wd will require more work than most guys would care to do. you have to remove the enigne crossmember and then put in a new frotn crossmember then you have to box the frame from that crossmember back to the transmission mount. it wouldnt be sugjested to try to do a swap like this.
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Cowboy20 wrote:I got a 1972 Ford Truck F250 Camper Special and I was wondering if there way to put 4x4 Parts on her and if so what can I use and if I want bigger size tires how do I put the off road kind on

Another thing that could be done is if you just want to run bigger tires you can simply lift it while the rig remains two wheel drive. Check www.autofab.com they sell plenty of good stuff for these rigs that might work well for you. Add a locker to the rear end and it will do fair off road if you try it. :2cents:
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there pic's of my truck and she got Cancer outside her cab and inside the cab she a beautiful truck and I'm looking at the back of her can I install off road tires on her back side without doing anything to her back side and front side what do I need to do in the front for the tires up front and then I got Bull head I want to put in the front where the grill is and I need to know what I can use to hold it too the grill
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Don't ruin the grill. If you want to ruin it, take it off and send it to me.
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I'm having trouble trying to decipher what you are trying to say..

Are you saying you want to convert a 4x2 to a 4x4, or you just want bigger tires on what you have now?

punctuation is your friend :P It makes things a lot easier to read.
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I've got a 72 CS with 33x12.5/16.5 on it sits up nice and mean like a 4x4.
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Alright I'll probably try putting those kind of tires on her and then I want put a newer kind of Radio in my truck but she only has a Stock fuse box in her is there way to change the fuse box or what do I need to do if I want one those newer kind of radio's in her
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