I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for emptying my bank account. Over Valentine's Day weekend I ordered some new wheels, tires, programmer, PIE Auxiliary adapter, and got a new exhaust. I ordered Nitto Terra Grapplers in 325/60/18 and American Racing Canons in 18x9 from performanceplustire.com. I got an email yesterday though that my wheels are on back order for at least 30 days, so I think I am going to go with some Eagle Alloy 197 in Super Black/Chrome finish. I'm concerned because they only have 4.5" back spacing though. I ordered a Gryphon programmer from PHP with the 87 octane performance tune. I bought the PIE from a member on here last week and also a 2.5 AS level kit a couple weeks ago from another member. Then I got a Flowmaster 40 Series SI/DO installed at a local shop on Monday with 2.5" rolled slash cut tips. So this weekend my Valentine's Day present to myself cost around $2600. I'll post pics once I get everything in and get it installed. I already have the PIE adapter installed, which sounds much better than FM transmitter for the Sirius, and the Gryphon should be at home waiting on me to get off work. Thanks everyone for all your knowledge, I only asked a couple questions about some wheel fitment along the way, but other than that the search function works wonders.

 

Congrats. Can't wait to see it all put together!!

 

Jeez, talk about doing everything at once. Tax refund or something?

 

You might have to do a little trimming if the eagle wheels are 18x9 with 4.5"
BS. I had 18x9 with 5.39" BS and the same size tire and I had an ever so slight rub at full lock and in reverse. If any trimming is needed it should be much if any.
There's a bunch of guys on here running the Moto metal 951's 9" wide with 4.5" BS I just don't remember if they said anything about trimming for sure or not.

This site is good at emptying your wallet. I get on here and find stuff I would never know about and not want until someone posts.

 

What about Bilstein 5100 shocks, gears, and intake. Dont stop now lol. Its like ripping off a band-aid, do it quick and it wont hurt as much. Good luck with everything, be sure to post pics.

 

Well I've got the leveling kit so I don't need the shocks, but I am doing the custom intake, the Gott's Mod. Yeah, I figured I would have to do some trimming. I tried finding some pics and some info with the 4.5" bs and the 325/60/18 tires, but everything I could find either had 5" or 5.5" bs or different size tires. I decided to just wait and do everything at once when I had the money, and it was a combination of tax refund and payment for some contract CAD work.

 

Oh, and dkstone05 your sig is great. The vehicle may fall apart but I promise the wheels will last and last, I'm an engineer at a plant that makes the majority of Toyota's wheels. So working at a Toyota supplier pays for my F-150 even though we get employee pricing on Toyota.

 

My Gryphon was waiting on me when I got home! WOOHOO!

 

Well Happy Valentine's day to you........ post pics when done with the install of everything

 

can i ask what PIE is?

 

Thats what this site is for!

 

PIE makes it so you can have a 3.5mm plug for your mp3 player hardwired to your stereo

 

Yeah, the PIE is an adapter that plugs into the back of your factory stereo where the rear seat entertainment system would connect if your truck was equipped with one. It has 2 rca jack on the adapter, but I bought some cables and connectors from Radio Shack and changed it from rca jacks to an 1/8th" jack and have it mounted under the radio next to the cigarette lighter. It looks like it came from Ford that way. Thanks to bjp207 for the idea on where to mount the jack.

 

I do have a quick question, which do you guys think would look better because I am having problems deciding now since the AR Canons are on back order. The Diamo 17K or the Eagle Alloy 197's? Oh, and the truck is a red scab xlt.

 

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