SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box · 5.8-liter V8

1978 Ford F-150 Ranger XLT SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box — 5.8-liter V8

Ford's 1978 4-Wheelers brochure introduces the F-150 4x4 SuperCab, depicts the Styleside box, and lists the 5.8-liter V8 for this cab class. The same factory brochure documents four-speed manual and optional Cruise-O-Matic transmission categories and carries the four pickup trim levels across the 4x4 range. Because it does not cross-tab an individual gearbox to every engine and box, this page preserves the verified transmission category without inventing a specific gearbox pairing.

Exact 1978 F-150 reference photograph; exact configuration not verified ·

Photo: “1978 Ford F-150 Ranger Explorer 2WD, front right.jpg” by Mr.choppers / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped to 16:9.

Factory configuration

What this model is

Trim: Ranger XLT
Body style: SuperCab 4x4 Styleside box
Engine: 5.8-liter V8
Transmission: automatic transmission

Configuration-specific ownership

Maintenance for this exact configuration

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Service topics: 1
Factory intervals: 0
Fitment-scoped: 1
Exact references: 1

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Engine oil filter
Exact reference available
Motorcraft catalog fitment for 1978 F-150
Motorcraft FL-1A / Ford D9AZ-6731-A
Applies to: 1978 · United States · Motorcraft's application table covers the F-150 nameplate and model-year range but does not print an engine-by-engine split. Confirm the installed filter, engine, and VIN before ordering.
Source: Motorcraft — Original Equipment Performance oil-filter application data · PDF page 3 — FL1A / D9AZ-6731-A application table, Ford F-150 1975–1996 · checked 2026-08-30
Verified ordering references
- Service replacementMotorcraft FL-1A
  Qty. 1 · Spin-on engine-oil filter; Ford service number D9AZ-6731-A · catalog-listed
  Motorcraft's application table lists FL1A / D9AZ-6731-A for Ford F-150 model years 1975–1996. It does not separate the 1978 engine choices, so confirm the installed filter, engine, and VIN before ordering.
  Catalog: Motorcraft — Original Equipment Performance oil-filter application data · PDF page 3 — FL1A / D9AZ-6731-A application table, Ford F-150 1975–1996 · checked 2026-08-30
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