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Tue, July 14th, 2009, 03:00 PM
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hey!!
hello to all im from south orange county california. i own a blacked out 2008 ford f150 fx4 supercrew modifications include a 2"5 leveling kit stage 2 afe cold air intake flowmaster series 40 turn dwn with 3" pipeing. nitto terra grapplers 285-65-r18 matte black magnus. and HOPEFULLY SOON TO HAVE MY UPGRADED EDGE TO GRYPHON WITH LVL3 TUNES from php cant wait to get it back. other than that im saving to lift the truck 8" and she will be all done.
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Tue, July 14th, 2009, 03:06 PM
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So, what are you going to do in life (as we know it), when you're through modding your truck?
 Glad to have you with us!  - Jack
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Tue, July 14th, 2009, 03:13 PM
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haha now that i think about it modifying will never end or life will be over lol
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Tue, July 14th, 2009, 03:26 PM
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welcome to the forum
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Tue, July 14th, 2009, 05:07 PM
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Welcome to the forum
Javi |
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Tue, July 14th, 2009, 05:07 PM
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[IMG]
 [/IMG] heres a pic of my truck not very current but the tail lights are blacked out now and the fx4 stickers are diff now
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#9
Tue, July 14th, 2009, 06:11 PM
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Welcome to the forum. Nice looking truck! Got a step ladder for getting in with that 8" lift?
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Tue, July 14th, 2009, 08:10 PM
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Quote:
 My first degree was Aerospace Engineering, very close to Mechanical Engineering, and I like the looks of your truck just the way it is. There's a nice balance between frame height and wheel size. If you jack it up more, I'll see it as "top heavy" (which it will be, since the center of gravity will be raised). It will be unstable in cornering. Plus, unless you mount humongous tires, you're not raising the axles at all and you don't have any better road clearance. (If you DO mount humongous tires, you'll reduce your effective gear ratio to the point that the truck won't be able to get out of its own way). Additionally, raising the truck more will hurt you in fuel economy - I guarantee that. You increase the "interference drag" caused by air resistance at highway speeds. For all these reasons, I'd really suggest NOT lifting it. And, forgive me for offering unasked for advice. I just couldn't help myself. :o - Jack |
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Flowmaster 40, PHP Gryphon, AS 2" kit
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