Body mount bushings

[Motahead]

Hello. I have an 83 F150 4x4. Can anyone tell me the height of the rear cab bushings?

[Gary Lewis]

Installed or bare?  Mine are installed but I could measure them if that helps.

[Motahead]

Installed measurements is fine.

[Gary Lewis]

Well, I missed that you missed the email we sent you asking you to make your first post an introduction in the New Members Start Here folder.  We do that because we have our guidelines there and since hold everyone to them we want you to have had a chance to read them.

Don't worry, lots of people miss that step, and we don't hold it against them - after they do it.  

So if you'll go do that I'll measure the rear cab mounts.

[Motahead]

I've read thruit. I'm not very good at navigating thru things or computer stuff in general. It doesn't say where to post it or if I have to go to a different page

[Gary Lewis]

You'll get used to it as it is pretty simple.  Click on the link above to the New Members Start Here folder and below the Suggestions click on the New Topic link.  That'll open up so you can enter the title of your introduction and then the intro itself.

[Gary Lewis]

Ok, while you were posting I was measuring and taking pictures.  As it turns out it is really hard to measure up there, but that socket is 2 1/2" tall and it almost slides in there.

Those are poly mounts and I'll warn you that if you put the grease on that comes with them you can easily make them 6" in diameter and 1" tall, long before hitting the torque spec.  Been there, done that, and you could just keep cranking and watching them squish.

I had to pull them, thoroughly clean off the grease, and then put them in dry to get to the torque spec.

[Motahead]

Thank you. 2.5 inches is what I was thinking they are. Mine needs to be 4 inches tall. My truck has a E150 frame.. I'll make up a bracket on top of the crossmember to make up the difference

[Gary Lewis]

That's interesting.  I'd like to see pics of your frame and how you are using a van frame for a pickup.  

Hopefully you will start a thread to show us how you do it.

[Motahead]

I can get some pictures this weekend. Only thing that I had to change was the rear cab mounts being taller. The rest of the mounts work as they should. The only other thing I had to do was drill the 2 holes for the front of the bed. It was several years ago when I did it but everything else bolted in. Used an 84 E150 frame

[Gary Lewis]

I never would have guessed that would work.  Cool!

[Motahead]

Works like it should now if I can just remember what vehicle I used for the rear cab bushings lol

[mat in tn]

I did not think the e series used cab bushings since it does not have a cab. it has the cargo bay with a different series of mount positions. none of the vans I have had were compatible with f series.

[Gary Lewis]

mat in tn wrote

I did not think the e series used cab bushings since it does not have a cab. it has the cargo bay with a different series of mount positions. none of the vans I have had were compatible with f series.

That's why I'd like to know how he did it!  

[mat in tn]

I'm very interested also. one of our side projects is 4wd conversion of an e150. in the process we have been studying much. I'm hoping the owner continues but he has slowed, and health is not what it was.

[Motahead]

Crossmember and body mounts are in the same place. Only holes I had to drill out was the 2 for the front of the bed. Radius arm brackets holes had factory rivets in them that I grinder out and they mounted directly behind where the E150 brackets went. Fairly easy swap

[ArdWrknTrk]

Stack some hockey picks like we all did body lifts back in the day.

Be sure to use grade 5 bolts and thick fender washers on both sides of the cab sheet metal. 💡
DAMHIK....

[Motahead]

I have a 2inch body lift kit for my 79 still in the box I found. Forgot I had it. Those will work