F250 frames thicker?

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F250 frames thicker?

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F250 frames were made of heavier steel than the F100s, by about .030". The F100 frame is .171" thick (app. 7-gauge steel) whereas the F250 frame is .200" thick (app. 5-gauge steel).
I got this from the "Did you know?" bar at the top of the page.
Is that true for all of the 67-72 series?
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As far as I know....but I haven't had one to measure from every year. I know the F250 frames ARE thicker than the F100 for all '67-'72 trucks, though right now I can't specifically verify the actual thicknesses of each. I got those measurements from a '68 F100 and a '67 F250.

Read the following thread for some more good frame info:

http://fordification.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3614
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Never saw that thread before but theirs good info in that thread.
Thanks Keith!
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