Mod Questions

[TheDurtyDeez]

i would have to say im in the middle... i dont want something i cant run out of town on a whim, but i want something where i dont have to drop thousands in for new tires or replace ball joints every time i change my oil... what size tires would the leveling kit and 350 spring let me run?

[stroker27]

Originally Posted by sflem849

Any mods can hurt your truck. If Ford wanted it to have more power they would have done it from the factory. They spent a lot of time and money on research to give you THE MOST RELIABLE truck they could. Just my .02.

this coming from someone thats running all of this.....DP Tuner (S, 40T, 40D, 60T, 80E, 120R) 4" Silverline SS Exhaust, 6637 (Waiting), JWVB, OBA, Banks (+10 hp) A-Pillar Gauges
9005's and High w Fog's mod

[sflem849]

Originally Posted by stroker27

this coming from someone thats running all of this.....DP Tuner (S, 40T, 40D, 60T, 80E, 120R) 4" Silverline SS Exhaust, 6637 (Waiting), JWVB, OBA, Banks (+10 hp) A-Pillar Gauges
9005's and High w Fog's mod

I didn't say I would ***** when the truck broke down. Just that they were not designed for the power. I will see what I can do with it for now

[Skidmark]

Exhaust first I think. Get the bad out.
Intake next, let the good in. <$1000 for both.
Lift and Tires are for show, go for the performance tuner next.

[TheDurtyDeez]

hey skidmark... didn't know if you could see my sig it was on the last page... i have the intake and exhaust... and the edge will do me for now... but i do want the TW chip! Soooo as far as that goes where is my next step as far as performance goes??? And if i do the 2.5 level kit and f350 rear springs wont that make me unlevel again??? what size tires could i run then??

[cchase]

Originally Posted by sflem849

You should be able to skip the 18k since you are running the Edge. That is a fancy 10k/18k/etc. You will see little or no difference.

Any mods can hurt your truck. If Ford wanted it to have more power they would have done it from the factory. They spent a lot of time and money on research to give you THE MOST RELIABLE truck they could. Just my .02.

i was just going to say, if you cant aford to fix it, dont build on it.....

[sflem849]

Originally Posted by TheDurtyDeez

hey skidmark... didn't know if you could see my sig it was on the last page... i have the intake and exhaust... and the edge will do me for now... but i do want the TW chip! Soooo as far as that goes where is my next step as far as performance goes??? And if i do the 2.5 level kit and f350 rear springs wont that make me unlevel again??? what size tires could i run then??

Check the eBay leveling kit listings. IIRC most of them tell you a tire size. Don't quote me, but it is around 35's...I think...no clue though.

You might be a tad uneven, but it won't be much. If you do 2.5" in front with nothing in back you will have dragazz. There are a bunch of shots of trucks out there with this setup if you go look for them. Did I mention you could do this for under $300ish??? You can do a cheap leveling kit for $100 and the blocks are like $50 from Ford. IDK how much the U-Bolts are.

[TheDurtyDeez]

who can afford to fix??? I guess i can kinda afford to fix and am a do it urselfer..... but not a REAL mechanic.... what i meant was i dont want extreme like tri turbo pulling truck... or something like NOS... or a 20inch lift... but i want to mod my truck and keep modding my truck and replacing and rebuilding... i want this thing to last me forever(in a sence) I want to mod just about everything... i just dont know where to start... thats why im lookin for ideas... and i dont know exactly how to go about the engine... and lift and such... hence im lookin for input from you guys!!!!

[TheDurtyDeez]

Originally Posted by sflem849

Check the eBay leveling kit listings. IIRC most of them tell you a tire size. Don't quote me, but it is around 35's...I think...no clue though.

You might be a tad uneven, but it won't be much. If you do 2.5" in front with nothing in back you will have dragazz. There are a bunch of shots of trucks out there with this setup if you go look for them. Did I mention you could do this for under $300ish??? You can do a cheap leveling kit for $100 and the blocks are like $50 from Ford. IDK how much the U-Bolts are.

Are the cheap kits ok to use??? ebay scares me about that stuff... anyone out there use the cheap kits???

[sflem849]

Originally Posted by TheDurtyDeez

Are the cheap kits ok to use??? ebay scares me about that stuff... anyone out there use the cheap kits???

A bunch of guys on FanotherTsiteE are using the $50 shackle kit. This will mess with your angles, but I haven't heard of any problems with the kits to date. I really don't know much about the add a leafs, but they seem decent. Do a search and you will find a lot about the pros and cons of all the different leveling options.