My "L" is on its way.

A friend of mine just purchased a 2000 red L. So far the only bad thing he has said is that his truck is soooo rough while driving the the 405 in Calif. that he is thinking of selling.

Is the truck hard on some roads? If so, has anyone changed the way the L rides?



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Jim
Red2000 on the way

 

Rough ride. This is a truck not a caddy. Who is this whimp? At 140 you can drink champagne out of along stem glass. Trouble is there's no place to set the glass while you pour. Just drink it out of the bottle.

 

Noelvm

That is almost what he told me. BUT at 50 mph on a Calif. freeway with the spacers every 30 feet or so, he said the truck bounces him all over.

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Jim
Red2000 on the way

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Thats a byproduct of low profile tires. The shorter the distance between the rim and the road, the less the flex and better handling and responce, also you feet the bumps more and because the tires are soft they don't last very long and they cost a bunch. Since I don't weave in and out at high speed or take corners at 90 miles an hour I'm considering 16" 285 tires which will pretty much end or reduce the problem your friend is complaining about. I'm looking at Pirellis Scorpion tires.
Noel

 

Noel

Thanks for the note. I will forward it to him.

But for me, I will keep the L as is.

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Jim
Red2000 on the way

[This message has been edited by FORDSALES (edited 04-01-2000).]

 

Don't drive the 405!


adp
Black '99

 

Now that you mention it, I did pay attention while I was going up the 101 today, and the ride is noticibly jouncier (is that a word?) than my Honda, which had 65 a/r tires. But for someone who then takes his unsprung road bike out of the truck and rides 40 miles on bumpy side roads on 100 psi tires this is a non-issue. The handling and performance trade-offs are more than worth it. If your friend wants a cushy ride he should trade his L. in on a Lincoln.

 

Alphadoggy -

Interesting term jouncier. I think that could be a combination of the word "jostle" and "bounce". "Bounce" being the up and down motion while in the truck and "jostle" being the side to side or front and back motion. If we could get someone with a G-Tech to strap it to the top of there head while cruising at a steady speed, we might get some technical data to play with. While I would gladly volunteer to be the guinea pig, alas I have no G-Tech.

I suspect that since I have played with the suspension on my Lightning, my G-Tech readings would be much more severe (a higher degree of jounciness) than the average Lightning enthusiast might encounter. Personally, I like jounciness.

 

My XLT SC used to bounce a lot on the freeway but its not bad since I put a Snuglid hard tonneau on. The extra weight(and possibly the smoother aerodynamics) have really helped a lot.


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'99 F150 SC, 4x2, Oxford white, flareside, 5.4, 3.55 rearend,
bodyside mouldings, Snugtop hard tonneau, K&N dropin and airbox mod.
Duraliner drop-in (gave up on the Penda Nascar). Gibson Supertruck. Ford 2-piece bra. Catch-All floor mats.
No door cracks yet at 6K!!!

Future mods: 2/4 lowering, and some Roush stuff.

 

I dunno about all that, between the offroad, the ram and the Mustangs this truck is the most stable I own...even in the snow.
CA

 

If you think the 405 is bouncy just because of the low profile tires - how about a lowered suspension with pre-loaded springs using traction bars. I agree with Nathan, I don't think of it as bouncy, you just "feel" the road better

Mike

 

I prefer to think of the road feel as 'communication'. Its so much nicer when you can say that your truck communicates road feel than saying it bounces. ugh.

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