whats so special about a short bed single cab diesel 4x4?

is ford that **** about ordering trucks that you cant even get the bed length you want in certain configs?

this used to be a fairly common config for a truck

jesus christ...

 

The reason they didn't make one is that it would be pointless. The SD trucks were built to compete in the work market which they did. With that short of a wheelbase it would diminish the load capacity due to space requirements and the load being spread out over such a small frame area. That truck would also be useless for towing due to the short wheelbase. If you want a sport truck go buy an F150 or Ranger. The SD trucks were designed first off as a work truck and they do that well. I guess Ford was actually thinking here and was doing the thinking for some people who shouldn't.

 

When did this used to be a fairly competitive market? Ill bet any amount of money that you cant find a F-250/F-350 from 1980-96 thats a reg cab short bed.

 

Correct. You have to go back to the 70s when things were just done differently.

Adrianspeeder

 

Indeed...could you even get a deisel then? And your average farmer wasnt pulling around a gooseneck trailer either.

 

You could get a diesel, but unless if it's a 94 and up (Powerstroke), they're underpowered. Nothing a few mods can't fix, and I've never seen a 80 and up F-350 reg cab short bed. They just don't exist.

 

Yea I know about the International deisel engines, I was referring to 79 and earlier.

 

Not from the factory, but it's been done before...

 

you could get a shortbed single and super cab in an F250, likely 350 as well up till 98.

your point about them being work trucks is moot, lots of people buy the 3/4 ton and greater trucks as 4x4's because they are superior to the 150's (solid axle, etc.) not to tow or fill up the bed

and for a 4x4, the shorter wheelbase the better

Im not sure how many they sold, but you still see them around

 

No you could not. There has never been a regular cab short box F250 or F350 to come out of the factory. From 92-97 you could get a regular cab long box, ex cab long box, ex cab long box (from 95 or 96 on), crew cab long box, and crew cab short box (all were conversions by centurion until 96 when it became a factory option). If you saw a regular cab F250 it was a conversion just like any SD truck is. No F250s or F350s were badged as 98s. From 99 on all the same configurations were available, many just became more common place as people were now buying F250 and F350s as daily drivers.


Like I said the old lines were made as work trucks, and thats who bought them. When the SD line was made this was still the case. It wasn't until a couple years later when they caught on and people who in the past would not have considered that large of a truck were now buying. I really don't see the need for a SD setup like you want. What is the point other than to have a show truck or just another daily driver. If thats what you need go buy an F150 instead of a large truck like that. Unfortunetly this is one of the reasons that when we need to replace a service truck it costs $60-70k. People wanting to buy a much larger truck than what they need.

 

I'm confused. Maybe I'm reading this wrong but if you found 3 in CA only why would he be a liar?
What's the wheelbase of a reg cab short box for the SD?

 

Supercab yes, not a regular cab, unless it was a frame chop.

Adrianspeeder

 

Whatever the hell you want it to be. You gotta build it yourself.

 

I guess I asked the question wrong because I found an '05 regular cab with a 137" wheelbase. Just wondering if that's considered a longbox or not.

 

Yes.