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Old 01-13-2007, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by crazynip
I guess above and beyone I would be curious to know why one who expects to make a halfway decent 4x4 would even buy an f150

start with a 250 or 350
the 250 350 will not be much better. While they do offer a easier to lift, stronger suspension it is a much heavier truck esp with the diesel motor. I believe the f-150's perform very well offroad. Decent flex stock, high air intake, decent skid plates, good limited slip and good power out of the v-8's
 

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I still want pictures Hopefully you can contact that company? soon
 
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My 04 Lariat



Oh...Might we forgotten.... Then drive all the way to Troyer's Dyno day to be turned away....:o Sorry Vader i couldn't resist...
 
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Old 01-13-2007, 12:36 PM
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Oh...Might we forgotten.... Then drive all the way to Troyer's Dyno day to be turned away....:o Sorry Vader i couldn't resist...
That's just cruel man...

I probably shouldn't have taken an off-roading truck to a performance shop. I love the guys at Troyer but I suspect they don't do much off-roading. It's just a different mind set.
 
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Old 01-13-2007, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by crazynip
I guess above and beyone I would be curious to know why one who expects to make a halfway decent 4x4 would even buy an f150

start with a 250 or 350
The super duties aren't any better off-roading..in fact I'd argue they are worse.

They are stronger but no better at off-roading.
 
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Old 01-13-2007, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by ddellwo
There's only one NFL team that should be wearing purple -- and they ain't based in Baltimore........
You don't mean them Vikings do you?
 
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Originally Posted by vader716
That's just cruel man...

I probably shouldn't have taken an off-roading truck to a performance shop. I love the guys at Troyer but I suspect they don't do much off-roading. It's just a different mind set.
They told you you couldnt dyno your truck? Thats rude lol, I guess they dont like dirt in their shop
 
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Old 01-13-2007, 12:42 PM
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They told you you couldnt dyno your truck? Thats rude lol, I guess they dont like dirt in their shop
No they were gonna run it but they stopped when they saw my transmission fluid had dirt in it... they didn't want to risk it. It was to protect my truck not their equipment. It was disappointing but it was my own doing.

I don't blame them I just do different things with my truck. I don't care what my 1/4 mile time is...I want to know if I can make it across that mud pit
 
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Originally Posted by vader716
That's just cruel man...

I probably shouldn't have taken an off-roading truck to a performance shop. I love the guys at Troyer but I suspect they don't do much off-roading. It's just a different mind set.
Muddin is fun, but it has it's draw back's, The clean up... I too learned the hard way. Mudd and sand just grinds away on the seal's and bearings and brakes.
 
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Old 01-13-2007, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by vader716

I don't blame them I just do different things with my truck. I don't care what my 1/4 mile time is...I want to know if I can make it across that mud pit
I agree with you. It's hard to get a 6000 lb. across the finish line...
 
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Old 01-13-2007, 03:19 PM
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I'm guessing there were no other 4x4's there to pull it straight out, so the towtrucks yanked it sideways- hence the breakage?

Almost game time...
 
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Well i took her mudding late wednesday night got a little bit to greddy and went for the bigger mud needless to say that bigger mud just happened to be about 4 feet of mud so i got stuck and it took 3 tow trucks to pull me out snapped the 4wd drive shaft bent a rim snapped brake lines punctured gas tank and broke the exhaust so word to the wise dont take a stock height truck into 4 feet of mud cause it gets real ugly i should of followed the basic thumb rule of mudding always check the depth first ill tell you what it was the sloppiest mud i ever seen and should of never entered it but you know how greed goes but needless to say insurance covered everything and its getting fixed right now and she is getting a 6" lift kit fully paid for and a gibson exhaust compliments of my insurance co

You guys want to know why your insurance is so high? It's because fools who don't know what their truck is for go crash it up and then get their insurance to bail themselves out of their idiot mistakes. Have fun paying for someone else's lack of judgement.

 
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Old 01-13-2007, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Droog
You guys want to know why your insurance is so high? It's because fools who don't know what their truck is for go crash it up and then get their insurance to bail themselves out of their idiot mistakes. Have fun paying for someone else's lack of judgement.

Insurance high? I pay less than $100 to insure a 35k truck w/ GAP insurance and I am covered up to 10k for anything I tow. Get off this guys back, you think he is happy about how things turned out? Think he did this on purpose to screw the insurance company? Accidents happen on and offroad.
 
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^^^^

I agree we have all made our share of stupid mistakes, this guy was just lucky enough that insurance is paying for it not him.

I screwed so many trucks up playing, fix them and try again. Thats the fun in it. get that lift and jump back on the horse.
 
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Just have a look at history. Lots of good came from mistakes.
 


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