Sometimes walking away is for the best. I was looking at a King Ranch screw earlier this week, and I just didn't like the deal so I walked. It ended up being for the best because the next day I found a 2002 screw fx4 that I liked alot better(no rust!). It was the original owner for the full 10 years and he took pretty good care of it. Had some good extras too like a remote starter, alarm system, lcd screens in the back, and a bed extender with bed cover. It is really good to be back in an F150, I've been missing it ever since I sold my Lightning several years ago.





I def. want to do some things to it in the near future. I'm thinking since it is two tone paint scheme that blacking out the wheels and the front won't look right. So I'm leaning towards chrome. The search function seems to be down on the site so I haven't been able to search for some other trucks in the same color to get a look at what others have done. I haven't seen any others yet with the red pinstripe either.

I will probably start with some 35s and some sort of small lift like a 3" body, or a leveling kit with rear shackles. I need to do more research. What are some of your ideas for this color scheme?

 

Nice looking truck!!

 

Nice truck


you DO NOT need a leveling kit. Crank your stock torsion bars, any more that aftermarkets allow will destroy your front end. Click on the link in my sig and click on the first link and it's a thread pizzaman wrote explaining what you can and can't do for your body style truck.

 

Good looking truck

 

pinstripe, level, and Lighting style headlights. That would all i would do for visuals!

 

Nice Truck, Congrats

 

Nice truck

 

Nice looking truck man!

 

Thanks for the heads up. Looks like since my year doesn't have coils in the front, adjusting the torsion bar myself is the same as the leveling keys. I've read some conflicting opinions that I can fit 35s with just the torsion cranked up. Do you think this is possible and not have any rubbing? I'd like to get some 315s under there at least on aftermarket wheels.

 

It's possible on factory wheels, but if you plan to change the wheel's that's when the rubbing will come into play. But with a 12.50" wide tire you could possibly have some rubbing at full lock on the frame, or on the lower corner of the valence or inside rubber fender well liner thing when turning and/or going over bumps. But those can just be fixed with a little pretty much non-noticeable trimming.

Also depending on how aggressive of a tire you chose can make a difference when it comes to rubbing. Something like an m/t tire with an aggressive sidewall will rub more than something like an a/t tire with a more street friendly sidewall.

And yup, all you have to do is crank up the factory key's to wherever you think is level, and then go get an alignment. Just so you know one side will allow you to go up higher than the other so if your going for the most lift possible you'll have to crank them both all the way up, break out a measuring tape, and then lower one side until it's level.

And the link he was talking about is in my sig too.

 

That's a great looking truck! Good luck with the mods

 

I do want some aftermarket wheels, so I think I will failsafe and go with some 33s or 285s. Down the road when I can lift it I will do the 35s then. I'll just have to be sure to buy wheels now that will work with both sets of tires. For this year I'll add chrome nerf bars and bullbar to my list. Maybe look at a lift next year.

 

That sound's like a good plan man! Look for a wheel with around 4.5" of backspacing and if you ever plan to run a tire wider than 12.5" go with a wheel that's at least 9" wide.

Since your thinking about possibly lifting in a year or so, I'd almost recommend trying to find a set of used 33's so you can go to a bigger tire when you lift and not be out so much money from having to get another set of tires. And used offroad tires are pretty easily found around here and where your at considering your only about an hour and half or so away from me.

 

ya I was thinking of starting with some retreads from treadwright.com, heard some good reviews about their Guard Dogs. I'm in the Hampton Roads area, I'll have to browse the ol craigslist and see what else I can find.

 

you need darker tint to hide those screens.

great truck tho, how many miles are on it?