02-16-2012, 02:21 PM | #1 |
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Day we got it Drove it around for a week or so and realized how bad the front alignment had gotten over that time, with serious toe in issues. Further inspection showed lots of loose/sloppy suspension components. We installed new MOOG ball joints, new tie rods and center link, camber bushings and then got a good alignment. Much better! One of the first times out muddin' with it Drove it for another two weeks when on my way home from school I was rear-ended by a lady in a 2012 Ford Explorer who wasn't paying one bit of attention to driving. Barely owned it for a month and this bs happens: Had it checked out by insurance and they verified there was no frame damage. Got money from insurance and kept the clean title, maybe this wouldn't turn out so bad after all With the bed off Ordered a 4" Rough Country Lift kit with new drag bars and dual steering stabilizers and got a used rust free bed off craigslist Wheeled it for a while like this since we knew we were going to paint it eventually. So much fun but we got it pretty stuck a few times lol The old 33's just weren't cutting it anymore, so we got a new set of American Racing 16.5" wheels with 80% tread 35" BFG Mud-Terrains on them. Made the truck look 100x better. Also, Kurt's girlfriend got him a TS-6 Position chip which really woke the truck up on its lower settings. On Asatauge Island in Ocean City MD Spray bombed it because we were tired of it being 3-toned Me (Kyle) and Pops hooking up the jetski to take down to OCMD 50 sheets of 1/2" plywood aint nothin' Was finally painted Deep Metallic Blue in January 2012 Over the ownership of this truck we've literally touched every surface and replaced just about every minor thing there is to replace. Take alot of pride in how it turned out. It's also gotten us very interested in diesel vehicles, so I'm possibly looking to pick up a TDI to do some work on within the next year. Unfortunately all things must come to an end, as we picked up a 2002 7.3L Auto 4x4 short bed as it is a much better DD. The '94.5 is for sale currently, and the rest of the journal will continue with the '02. Bone stock, one owner 2002. 4x4, manual locking hubs, and it drives like a cadillac in comparison lol. Only downside is that it's automatic but it was a very good deal so we went for it Only things we've done to the '02 so far are 33" tires mounted on the stock wheels and a muffler delete/ side exit. More to come soon after the '94.5 sells |
02-16-2012, 03:41 PM | #2 |
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I got a 01' 6spd F350 and know a lot about these trucks so if you need help let me know. Look into getting a DP tuner or PHP tuner 6 position the next time around they are a lot better tunes. But truck looks good!
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02-16-2012, 04:26 PM | #3 | |
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Looks good so far. In for future updates.
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02-17-2012, 04:03 PM | #6 |
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nice looking trucks. i love the obs trucks but the newer (99-04) are so much nicer. kinda helps when i have one too.
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02-17-2012, 05:16 PM | #7 |
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Sweet truck man, always loved the older diesel Fords. I will tell you that it isn't the best truck in the mud because it is heavy, but most importantly the ISF aka scissor front end is the killer. The front pumpkin hangs so low it just digs in, same issue I have with my Ranger.
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02-20-2012, 02:51 PM | #8 | |
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Thanks! No stacks on the '02, its too classy for that lol. We did have the intentions of doing it on the '94 but aren't since it might effect the sellability. My brother removed the stock muffler on the '02 and ran a new section of pipe that side exits, I kind of doubt we'll replace it because it sounds good and cost us nothing |
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02-20-2012, 04:36 PM | #10 | |
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Yes a tuner will really waken that truck up. Tony Wildman is one of the top 7.3 tuners. I know he just started getting his hands in the 6.0, and i have one of them. Id look to him for some tunes for it.
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