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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by black 150
seth man i love your truck thats what im planning on doing with mine. you dont rub at all even when your offroading? and do you have backspacing?
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I dont do really any kind of off roading anymore, except ill take it out on some big sand hills/dunes that are out here. But when I used to go muddin I would rub slightly when flexing out alot. I believe the backspacing is 4.5
I wouldnt suggest going mudding though, breaks too much stuff and these trucks are too nice to be breakin.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 05:32 PM
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seth. I wish they made the hulk in a 9 inch wide wheel but they dont. I dont see why they cant just make a black wheel with a chrome lip like the hulks. You know of any?
Yea, they only make the hulks in 10" and 12" wide versions. But i dont know any other wheel with the chrome lip like the hulks.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 05:44 PM
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there is one company that makes hulk replicas in a 9 " wide rim. i just have to think of it. i got the eagle alloy rims in 20x10 but there is another company that makes them.here are mine
 
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 05:50 PM
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The brand is Ultra and i do belive thay make them in a 9" wide rim.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by bud8817
i vote the CST just because they make a great product (no that fabtech doesnt) and you will have something different then every guy with a lifted F150!!!!! go with the CST and the Fox coilovers that are offered with the kit (if you have the money) if you crank those things up you could sit around 9.5"s of lift. and may be able to fit 37s if you want too.
How much for the additonal fox coilovers?
 
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 12:33 AM
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Seth - In your honest opinion what do you think of the mud grapplers? I'm thinking about going with them, but not sure about the noise and if I want to deal with it. How long have you had them on the truck? IMO they are the best looking tires out there, but I've heard they're very noisy and wear fast. What do you think? Thanks

To the OP - I'd always go with the bigger of the 2 if monies no objection. I have a 6" lift right now and am considering adding a 2" leveling kit and AAL to get some extra height and maybe squeeze in some 37's. If you think you'll want to go bigger do it the first time round, don't wait.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by wxscpo
Seth - In your honest opinion what do you think of the mud grapplers? I'm thinking about going with them, but not sure about the noise and if I want to deal with it. How long have you had them on the truck? IMO they are the best looking tires out there, but I've heard they're very noisy and wear fast. What do you think? Thanks

To the OP - I'd always go with the bigger of the 2 if monies no objection. I have a 6" lift right now and am considering adding a 2" leveling kit and AAL to get some extra height and maybe squeeze in some 37's. If you think you'll want to go bigger do it the first time round, don't wait.
I love them, the look great and they perform great as well. They are very noisy, they make alot more noise than my buddys super swamper iroks(which i was suprised about). But if you turn up the radio or just roll down the window it tunes them out. Ive only had them for about 4k miles so far, ive already had them rotated once. Im having them rotated every oil change so every 3k. My friend has had his for a little over 35k and his are almost completely bald and he rotated his every 3k as well. So im expecting to get about 30k out of em. But im definately going with toyo mt next time around, just b/c they will last longer and i dont need such an aggressive tire.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Richhit
How much for the additonal fox coilovers?
i almost bought them for my truck but they run around $800-1000 i was offered them for $750 through a buddy who ownes a shop out by where i live.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Seth19
Thanks
I dont do really any kind of off roading anymore, except ill take it out on some big sand hills/dunes that are out here. But when I used to go muddin I would rub slightly when flexing out alot. I believe the backspacing is 4.5
I wouldnt suggest going mudding though, breaks too much stuff and these trucks are too nice to be breakin.
yea im not doing any mudding just light trails and stuff. i would not want to break my truck haha. how do you like the ride with the cranked coilovers? i have heard its rough.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 02:06 AM
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You guys are all talking about all these high lift suspensions , i can just imagine how much more exciting it is , all i have is a Rancho 4 inch on my 98 F 150 extended cab and i am pretty happy with that, maybe someday i will get taller like you guys . Cool anyways , Very nice trucks guys.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by black 150
yea im not doing any mudding just light trails and stuff. i would not want to break my truck haha. how do you like the ride with the cranked coilovers? i have heard its rough.
The ride is ok, not quite as good as stock but its ok, nothing to complain about. I mean im not expecting it to be a cadillac or nuthin.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 03:36 AM
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The ride is ok, not quite as good as stock but its ok, nothing to complain about. I mean im not expecting it to be a cadillac or nuthin.
yea im not expecting it to be a cadillac ride either. but i was just wondering as long as its not like real bad. how long have you had your truck lifted with the 37's?
 
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by black 150
yea im not expecting it to be a cadillac ride either. but i was just wondering as long as its not like real bad. how long have you had your truck lifted with the 37's?
Its been lifted for about 4 months
 
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Seth19
Its been lifted for about 4 months
nice man and no problems?
 
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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I have the cst lift on my truck(mine is 4x4 not 4x2)and im running 37x13.5x20 but im not sure if the 2wheel drive will be the same.
 
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