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snakebite8

Bed question

Hello. Found a bed for my 85 short bed. Seller says the bed will work on my truck but I would like to make sure. He is not sure what year it came off of. Only two pics. 060D5EA4-1CEF-42BF-8782-3D1049D90622.png 5FAE6A48-A917-4A7E-807D-94E2B6FF0D16.png

Joe from NJ. 1985 F150 shortbed with 4.9 and its a stick. Put some Black FR500's on it. 17X9 upfront and 17X10.5 in the back.

snakebite8

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Joe from NJ. 1985 F150 shortbed with 4.9 and its a stick. Put some Black FR500's on it. 17X9 upfront and 17X10.5 in the back.

Gary Lewis

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Hard to tell for sure, but I think that's an '87 or later bed. Easy to tell if you get a clear shot at a wheel well opening as the '87 and later have round openings while Bullnose openings are flat on top.

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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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reamer

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That's looks like a '87 version of a long-bed.......

Gary Lewis wrote

Hard to tell for sure, but I think that's an '87 or later bed. Easy to tell if you get a clear shot at a wheel well opening as the '87 and later have round openings while Bullnose openings are flat on top.

1986 F-150 Flareside 4x4, 351, 4-v, ZF5 speed. AC, Cruise, Tilt, Slider, Digital clock, Radio, Lariat seat, Pwr doors/locks

Gary Lewis

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Good point, Ron. I missed that.

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reamer

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Looks like way too much sheet metal from headboard to wheel well...

1986 F-150 Flareside 4x4, 351, 4-v, ZF5 speed. AC, Cruise, Tilt, Slider, Digital clock, Radio, Lariat seat, Pwr doors/locks

salans7

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I disagree, the angle of the picture is awful but I don't see enough real estate for it to be a longbed.

Nothing Special

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The pic that shows the driver's side makes it look like there's a lot more room between the front tank filler and the front of the box than there is between the filler and the wheel opening. On my '97 short box the distance between the filler and front is about twice the distance from the filler to the fender. So if the filler is in about the same place in that year as it was in '97 I'm thinking long box.

And definitely a round fender, not an '80 - '86, if that's important to you.

Bob
Sorry, no '80 - '86 Ford trucks
"Oswald": 1997 F-250HD crew cab short box, 460, E4OD, 4.10 gears
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snakebite8

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yes. it turns out to be a 87 or newer. it is a short bed but I cant use it. guy is only asking 400 for it too. shame

Joe from NJ. 1985 F150 shortbed with 4.9 and its a stick. Put some Black FR500's on it. 17X9 upfront and 17X10.5 in the back.

Steve83

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Gary Lewis wrote

...'87 and later have round openings while Bullnose openings are flat on top.

It's certainly '87-96/7 because the top of the arch protrudes, and the lower body line doesn't run up & over the arch.

The wheel, bumper, & taillight are distinctly '92-96. The paint colors are also in that range.