I have a 1995 F150 Short Bed Crew Cab (four full doors). It was a Centurion conversion from the factory I guess. It is two wheel drive. I am trying to decide if I should convert it to four wheel drive or lower with a set of I beams. It is currently my daily driver. I also want to swap the fleetside bed for a step side version. I am having a hard time locating one. Any thoughts as to how complicated the 4WD conversion will be would be helpful.

 

Almost sounds like you should sell it, & buy the model you really want. Stepsides are kind of eye catching as they're not as common. A 4wd conversion is a bit of an a adventure & a great learning experience. Personally,a little more learning than I care to experience. But doable! It comes down to time & money. Selling your truck & buying the exact type of truck you want would probably take less of both. Unless you really have a hankerin for that learning experience! The bed switch wouldn't be bad if you could find a stepside bed in good shape, but your still talkin 1k including new paint. It also won't be your daily driver while your converting. 2wd to 4wd isn't a work on it the weekends & drive it during the week, kind of project! As fr as height, couldn't air shocks allow you the option of raising or lowering at will? I'm not that familiar w/ them.

 

2 wheel drive? lower.. 4 wheel drive? higher..

 

Agree with big cube on the height issue, and with ymeski on selling it and buying what you really want. Sounds like a decent truck though. I also am looking to change out my bed, Pittsburgh rust got the best of it, and looking at possibly going with the flareside...If you like projects, keep it and do what you described.

 

He said it's a Centurion conversion, selling it and finding another Centurion conversion would be a task in itself, let alone finding one that is 4x4 if they even came that way. Finding a step side bed will be hell too, and the gas tanks are different. I could do a 4x4 conversion in a weekend or two, and still be able to drive it in between if needed. Tranny/transfer case swap first and if no time for the front axle then drive it like that until there's time to swap it in too.

Either way it would be bad ***.

 

you Could keep it 2wd AND lift it if you wanted to, other wise if you have the time, and money i would say convert it, i personally see no point in lowered trucks, even if it is 2wd

 

i want one of them so bad i would say lower it since its 2wd. pics?

 

I will try to get some pics up soon. I think it would look great lowered, but I just want it to remain useable if I need to tow or haul something.

 

Selling it is not an option. I love it too much. I am dying to see it with a step side (flair side) bed on it. Someone said there was a difference in the gas tanks. Do you know what the difference is, or why they would not work? As far as projects go I have a 1968 F100 that I am in the process of restoring from the ground up.

 

Hopefully this doesn't rub anyone the wrong way but I hate lowered trucks. They look silly to me. If you want to lower your truck, just go buy an el camino instead.