Slick 60's

I bought a 1961 f100 4x4 the guy I bought it from had it 35 years when he got it the truck was 19 years old

I was told it should have the big front fenders my truck has the smaller ones on it did they put both on them are just the big ones

other wise the truck most stock but the front bumper and steeps on the side and roll bar and the lift and tires all the drive train is stock

Welcome to the club from Kansas City, where are you at? We need pictures...
Dan

central minn

here is a link to it http://www.killbillet.com/showthread.ph ... post355051

I also have a 61 4x4
It too has the smaller opening fenders
I'm 95% sure they are original
I think tire size was the determining factor

Also.....
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all the things I read about it says it should have big fender cause it is a 4x4 I think it looks better with the smaller one I need to put tires on it they are bad they are 39x14.5 on there
the guy broke the steering box trying to move it with flat tires broke the shaft that goes to the wheel


thanks guys

At this time I have 34" tires on mine
Just too big....
Going back to a small tire on original rims

mine has a lift put it my 39 tires turn ok he drove it that way but the tires are bad one got a big crack in it no safe to drive

slick4x4 wrote: I think tire size was the determining factor

X2. I have wide opening fenders on a 2wd...there's a 62 4x4 near me in a junkyard that has the small fenders iirc...

I was just going what I was told

I like your truck regardless of the types. Looks pretty cool to me, enjoy it!

WOW - that '61 appears to be one solid, rust-free 4x4 Slick! VERY SWEET INDEED!

I'm wondering if your '61 has a newer model 4x4 chassis under it?
It's hard for my old eyes to see clearly in those pictures, but the front end looks non-61 to me....?

The rear bumper is also a non-OEM unit.

As I recall, the 1961-1966 4X4 F100, F250 and all F350 trucks were factory-equipped with the wider, 45" opening radius fenders. They were equipped on the 2WD trucks only with the optional 17" and larger wheels.

What does it have for an engine and transmission?
How about a pic of the interior?

BarnieTrk

Found a pic of the 61 I was talking about and they are wide open fenders.

Also just looked at your pics, very nice truck!

mine has a stock 223 4speed the front end is stock I will get pics of the inside of the cab this weekend

My brother has a short box 66 4x4 and it has small wheel wells for what ever it's worth

going have to find a steering box the shaft is broke that goes to the steering wheel I might put power steering on it instead

fenders openings were related to tires, except all f350s got the big opening

unless you have huge tires i see no point in worrying about them, i had 33s they fit fine, now have smaller i think if i had the big fenders the wheels would look small in them

btw nice truck
welcome to slick 60s from sw Colorado

that what a lot of guys are telling me makes what size of tires are on it for the fenders I tried to look the fenders look like the same as the dash is but if they been replaced they could of jam the fender before they put them on

got some tires today for it still need a steering box the shaft broke off inside the gear

pic of the newer tires and wheels

1961 f100 4x4 wrote:going have to find a steering box the shaft is broke that goes to the steering wheel I might put power steering on it instead

that is not an easy task, much easier to find a replacement column from another 61-66 4x4 f350 or f500