Moebius 1971 Lifted Ford F250 4x4 announcement

[OldSkool81]

6 hours ago, Radretireddad said:

The front wheels do stick out a little further than the rears which from what I can see in pictures of real F250 4X4s is accurate.

Ok, well I didn't know it was a widespread thing! My real-life Jeep Comanche does that, because the body tapers in towards the front. Fully stock, you don't notice it because the wheels are burried deep the wheel wells, but when you add fatter tires and the fronts are flush with the fender flares while the rears still are a bit set in, it's annoying!!! I thought it was isolated to my particular brand and model of truck though. But I guess it showcases the level of accuracy Moebius puts in their kits!!!

[mk11]

Not necessarily.

On the F100 4x4s, the rear track was 4" narrower than the front( same as the 2wd) as they used the '57-'72 9" diff. The F250 4x4s used the dana 60 full floating axle for the rear which matched the front track.

Ford corrected the track difference on the 100/150 in '73 by using a 4" wider 9" diff.

[Radretireddad]

13 minutes ago, mk11 said:

Not necessarily.

On the F100 4x4s, the rear track was 4" narrower than the front( same as the 2wd) as they used the '57-'72 9" diff. The F250 4x4s used the dana 60 full floating axle for the rear which matched the front track.

Ford corrected the track difference on the 100/150 in '73 by using a 4" wider 9" diff.

All I had to go by were pictures of actual trucks. I searched but couldn’t find any front or rear axle width specs.

[Mr mopar]

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Edited May 24 by Mr mopar

[Radretireddad]

On 5/22/2025 at 5:06 PM, OldSkool81 said:

Those lift-to-tire size proportions look better IMO; the stock wheels and tires would've worked well with a more subtle lift. And BTW, is it an optical illusion, or the front wheels are sticking out past the fenders way more than the rears?

I widened the steel wheels on the stock F250 plow truck and substituted the tires from the lifted truck kit. This looks absolutely perfect to me.

[OldSkool81]

7 hours ago, Radretireddad said:

I widened the steel wheels on the stock F250 plow truck and substituted the tires from the lifted truck kit. This looks absolutely perfect to me.

Sorry but I'm kinda confused; am I still looking at the lifted truck kit or the plow truck kit? Because the suspension looks less intense than the lifted kit... If I got it right, it's the plow truck with widened steelies, on the lifted truck's tires? It does look pretty good!!!

[Radretireddad]

1 hour ago, OldSkool81 said:

Sorry but I'm kinda confused; am I still looking at the lifted truck kit or the plow truck kit? Because the suspension looks less intense than the lifted kit... If I got it right, it's the plow truck with widened steelies, on the lifted truck's tires? It does look pretty good!!!

This is indeed the plow truck with the widened steelies and the lifted kit tires. Let me know if anyone would like to know how I did it.

Edited Saturday at 01:22 AM by Radretireddad

[Fat Brian]

11 hours ago, Radretireddad said:

This is indeed the plow truck with the widened steelies and the lifted kit tires. Let me know if anyone would like to know how I did it.

I wouldn't mind knowing. The tires in the kit aren't bad, they're just too small for the amount of lift in the kit.

[Radretireddad]

3 hours ago, Fat Brian said:

I wouldn't mind knowing. The tires in the kit aren't bad, they're just too small for the amount of lift in the kit.

Just to be sure I’m understanding you, the tires in the lifted kit are too small for that kit but I’m suggesting they’re a great upgrade for the stock plow truck kit.

If you want to put larger tires on the lifted kit, you only need to find some that fit over the kits chrome wheels. The ones I used on my lifted kit are an old set from American Satco which is no longer in business. Mr Mopar has kindly offered some alternatives from other off the shelf kits. Your only other source is going to be 3D printed.

What I’m offering is to show how I widened the steel wheels on the stock plow truck and fitted the tires from the lifted kit.

Is that what you want to see?

Edited Saturday at 04:17 PM by Radretireddad

[Fat Brian]

1 hour ago, Radretireddad said:

Just to be sure I’m understanding you, the tires in the lifted kit are too small for that kit but I’m suggesting they’re a great upgrade for the stock plow truck kit.

If you want to put larger tires on the lifted kit, you only need to find some that fit over the kits chrome wheels. The ones I used on my lifted kit are an old set from American Satco which is no longer in business. Mr Mopar has kindly offered some alternatives from other off the shelf kits. Your only other source is going to be 3D printed.

What I’m offering is to show how I widened the steel wheels on the stock plow truck and fitted the tires from the lifted kit.

Is that what you want to see?

Right, the tires would be a good upgrade for a different kit but are too small for the kit they come in. 

[Radretireddad]

19 hours ago, Fat Brian said:

Right, the tires would be a good upgrade for a different kit but are too small for the kit they come in. 

Ok, I posted a tutorial in the tips, tricks, and tutorials section. You can post anymore questions there.