Just for grins, guys and girls, you will find a bunch of 99.5 Lightning owners with the same complaint.

Until.........they get a few thousand miles on them.

Even then, the mandated (Feds) ignition retard and mandated (Ford Motor Co) warranty cost reduction settings for fuel, ignition and in the case of Lightnings, boost dump on low end accelleration all make it hard to spin the tires on any of our trucks. A Superchip would probably help the most, I have mine on order, as it eliminates a lot of the above. Plus, it gives at least some more power and torque.

As a point of interest, I have a '56 F100 with a '272 with headers and a four barrel carb that is rather tired and which runs 8:20x15 rear tires (Cal look) and it will spin the tires hard in first and get a good chirp in second. Did I mention, it has the original 2 speed Fordomatic slush box also?

The power is there folks, it's just that the Feds and Ford have kind of stolen it from us.

Bill

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Bill Murray
60 going on 17 w/my:
99.5 White Lightning
Bone Stock for now.
Stay tuned.

 

My truck will sure do it, even my girlfriend has pealed out in it before, a little more than I would have liked her too

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Mudder, Black Styleside S/C 98 F150 4x4 0RP 5.4 3.55ls, Magnum bug shield,Grizzly
roll bar,4 165w KC lights,2 Baja lights (I can turn night into day), Manik grille guard,Westin step bars,Sonic aluminum treadplate 36" tool box, Flowmaster dual exhaust, K/N air filter, 265/75/16 BFG AT/s, American Racing Baja wheels and a F150 Online sticker. More to come for the Attention Getter: Ramsey winch will be on it next week, 2 more KC lights, Rancho shocks. If you would like to see pics, email me at mudder46@hotmail.com or go to http://www.mindspring.com/~acbradley/index2a.html




[This message has been edited by mudder (edited 07-28-1999).]

 

I recall a article in Auto Week dtd 3-29-99 on 99.5? Lighting with picture on page 15, that right rear tire is smoking!
My F150 was built end of May, so I guess I have a 99.75 model.

 

I HAVE A 97 F-150 EXT.CAB 4WHEEL DRIVE AND
I CAN SPIN MY TIRES EASY ON DRY PAVEMENT AND
I HAVE 285/75/16 TIRES ON MY TRUCK WITH A
4.6 TRITON ENGINE IF I GET ON IT WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER I CAN EASILY GET SIDEWAYS
MY OPINION IS YOU DID SAY IT WAS NEW AND I
DONT THINK THE ENGINE IS BROKEN IN YET. IT IS STILL TIGHT GIVE IT SOME TIME AND YOU WILL
BE ABLE TO SPIN THEM TIRES EASY! ALTHOUGH
I AM NOT TRYING TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO BUT
IT IS NOT GOOD TO DO THIS UNTIL THE ENGINE IS BROKEN IN GOOD BESIDES I LEARNED THAT LEADFOOTING DONT DO NOTHING BUT BURN MORE GAS? GOOD LUCK!!!

 

The best tire spin, aka *Stone-Cold Steve Austin Smokey Burn-Out* I ever got, was when the street leading to my driveway was blocked by some dump trucks. I put it in reverse and goosed it into a half-circle turn. When I was lined up correctly, I floored it (in Drive). Actually I was @ a 45° angle in the street, so when I started spinning the tires... I was @ an angle. As I corrected the steering, it got into a slight *fish-tail* that seemed to prolong the show. Layed down solid lines all the way to 2nd gear. Note... the street was DRY, but the surface has a real smooth finish to it. BTW, I came in the *back way* and the guys were just standing there with their mouths open.

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~Tuxedo Mask~

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1998 Nascar Official Truck:

-Superchip Module

-JET Power Pulleys

-Dynomax Super Turbo Muffler(retaining *stock* Roush dual tailpipe tip)

-K&N Filter

-3.73 Performance Rear Axle

-Synthetic Engine, Transmission and Differential Lubrication

-Nascar soft Tonneau Cover

-Little White Chihuahua

 

I HAVE YOUR SOLUTION!!! You want the tires to chirp and lay down some rubber everytime you take off from a stop? Just put on Goodyear AT's...they have CRAPPY traction! They bust loose on mine everytime I get into it to hard, but now that I switched to Bridgestone Dualer AT's...no more lost rubber!

Traction is better than the teenage scratch from every stop anyway!

 

My 4.2L v-6, 5 speed with airaid intake, and exhaust has no trouble out smking muscle cars. But what I like to do most is to embarres 4cyl civic's!

 

I also have the 4.2 and my tires and wheels are too big for my clibration. I peel all the time with ease.

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'97 XLT Clearcoat Red 4x2
17 inch Wheels,Stepside, K&N,bedliner, 32 inch tires, flowmasters, deep tint, big Ford oval on back window, 5 spd, platinum plugs, CB, hidden hitch, ford emblem hitch cover and a little wal-mart smiley face on the antenna wearing a coboy hat :-)

http://www.my-f150.com/waldo0506

 

double post

[This message has been edited by ThePyroManiacKid (edited 01-19-2001).]

 

when i am drag racing i brake it up to where my rpms are at 2000 and the rear end is up

but it just spins em as soon as i gun it and they get off the line and i got to catch up

so i tried jus gunning it from idle and it lit them up still

oh well still outran those darn chevies

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1999 F-150 Supercab Styleside Lariat 5.4L V8 3.55LS gears
Tan Leather Seats Front/Back
Captain Chairs in front
Tan Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel
Remote Entry
Signal Mirrors

Navigator Front End
Factory 2tone Red on top of Gold
Metallic Flake Ghost Flames in the gold
18inch Wheels
Lowered 2/3
Rhino Bedliner
Euro "Atezza" Tail Lights

Stock CD player
Rockford Fosgate Punch 250a Amplifier
2 RF Punch DXL 8inch Subwoofers
2 Kenwood Midranges (in the front doors)

K&N "Drop In" Filter
Flowmasters

Within the next Month: Superchip, 3/4 drop (already got the money just need to order them)

By my 17th birthday (March 23rd): White Face Guages, HOPEFULLY A SUPERCHARGER PACKAGE

Some Quick Photos
www.geocities.com/thepyromaniackid

Things That Have Gone Wrong So Far:
Burnt Anti-Freeze Smell
The Anti-Freeze seems to leaking but the fluid level hasn't gone done any
This has Caused a Coil to go out
The passenger side Door-Lock went out
The driver side Door-Lock went out
Muth Signal Mirrors Reflective Backing Cracked All To Hell

Fixed under warranty: Coil, Passenger Side Door-Lock
Will be Fixed under warranty: Driver Side Door-Lock, Muth Signal Mirrors
(Wonder what the Ford House will say when I show up with a Lincoln Truck for warranty work)

Can't FInd The Anti-Freeze Leak (?)
Tried putting in AlumniSeal and hasn't got hot enough to see if it still has the
Burnt Anit-Freeze Smell

 

I could spin mine at will when I had the stock muffler on, when I bought the three chamber Flowmaster muffler and installed it, I lost just enough low end to make it harder and less frequent.

I'm not talking about spinning with dirt or water or a smoother concrete finish, I'm talking paved streets and roads.

I have a 5.4 4x4 with the limited slip rear end.

Regards,

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Rick Medina
Las Vegas, Nevada

 

I don't have any problem spinning mine. I have more of a problem trying not too!!!!

2000 SuperCab 4x4
Off Road Pkg
LS 3:55
Heavy Duty Towing Pkg.
Westin Nerf Bars
Power Everything Under the Sun
The Ole' Slapper 5.4(build date 9/99 on engine)
Red/Gold

 

Seeing how I have a open rear end instead of the LSrearend I can spin tires to easy its fun to do on dry pavement but when it come to rain and snow I whis it wasn't so easy to get wheel spin.

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2000 F150 XLT Reg. cab
4.6 Triton Engine
4x2 3.55 rear end gear
sliding rear window
automatic keyless entry
white styleside short box

 

I don't know about asking too much, but when it is damp or winter weather out side i don't have any problems spinning them...it is more of not letting my back end catch up to my front. But having a little practice in the mud makes that come out ok and makes it fun to see the passengers reaction. When it is dry I don't usually hear any tires squeaking, but on occasion when i slam the pedal i do. I can get it on a lot of turns if i hit it right. -Meek

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1997 Black 4x4 F-150 XLT 4.6L 285/75/16 Bridgestone Dueler A/T's Eagle Alloy Wheels, K&N Airfilter, Flowmaster Exhaust, Dual tips off of one pipe. Nerf Bars, Brush guard, 2 Ralley Lights, Sony X-plod head unit, Jensen 500 watt amp, Sony X-Plod 10" Sub

sooner or later: a lift and bigger mud terrain tires

 

My '97 Stepside 4x4 4.6 will burn 'em down. Bone stock 4.6 auto. Laid a 30ft patch down recently on dry pavement....