Don't know what the big deal is, I've been running Ford shock towers for years and years...........
Seriously though, you would think I would know, but that is not a part I have paid all that much attention to over the years.
However, the two bolt ones with the single hole on top, the one where the stud of the shock goes up through, was used on the '79 F150 4WD, and probably before that.
F150s went through a major wimpifcation between 79 and 80. So there is no telling what the tower looked like after 80.
For instance, they went from cast iron radius arms to stamped sheet metal, NP205 to a BW14something aluminum case transfer case, and a Ford 9inch rear end to an 8.8.
So, when I went with a new truck in 89, I went from a 150 to a 250 and shortened it to SWB specs.
If you want one of the heavy duty ones, look for round headlights, or square headlights with the sides of the front grill rounded out to the sides with no blue oval in the center.
The square headlights mostly hit in the 78 to 79 range, but none of them had an emblem in the middle of the grill.
And all were solid front axle.
There is an 89 150 model outside, I will look at the shock towers tomorrow and let you know what it has.
Ugly like a 9 dollar bill! OOO
