97up-list-digest Wednesday, June 10 1998 Volume 01 : Number 114



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In this issue:

FTE 97up - Re: 1999 Pics
Re: FTE 97up - Quality
Re: FTE 97up - 99 Super Duty Wheels - Cast/Forged
FTE 97up - Buying a Ford Expedition
Re: FTE 97up - Buying a Ford Expedition
Re: FTE 97up - Buying a Ford Expedition
Re: FTE 97up - Buying a Ford Expedition
Re: FTE 97up - Buying a Ford Expedition
Re: FTE 97up - Buying a Ford Expedition
RE: FTE 97up - 99 F-150 Photos
Re: FTE 97up - 99 F-150 Photos

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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 08:50:50 EDT
From: JDavis1277 aol.com
Subject: FTE 97up - Re: 1999 Pics

Mark,
Nice pictures. Thanks!
Butch Davis-
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Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 08:58:10 -0400
From: Chad Royse
Subject: Re: FTE 97up - Quality

Wink,

Are you the one that used to go by the name '.' (Dot)?

Chad

. wrote:
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> I sometimes WONDER???????
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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 10:07:54 -0500
From: "Union Auto"
Subject: Re: FTE 97up - 99 Super Duty Wheels - Cast/Forged

The steel wheel is a16x7 .25 offset 8 bolt rated for 3415 max. wheel
> capacity (lb. ground)

The Deluxe aluminum wheel is a 16x7 .25 offset 8 bolt rated for 3415 max.
wheel capacity

The Premium aluminum wheel is a 16x7 .25 offset 8 bolt rated for 3415 max.
wheel capacity.

Ford rates them all the same. The XLT wheel (deluxe aluminum) is about the
same Forged wheel as last year's truck (made by Alcoa). I can't really tell
on the Lariat but it looks cast to me. I don't look for a problem but I'll
ask the question and find out. It takes about a week to get an answer so
I'll let you know then.

Nathan Bernard
Union Auto, Inc.

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From: Roy E. Springer
To: 97up-list ford-trucks.com
Date: Monday, June 08, 1998 11:19 PM
Subject: FTE 97up - 99 Super Duty Wheels - Cast/Forged


>Re: 99 Super Duty SRW
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>"Deluxe" Aluminum wheels come with XLT PEP
>"Premium" Aluminum wheels come with Lariat PEP
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>Was looking at the 99's, and someone remarked that the XLT wheels appear to
>be "forged aluminum", and the Lariat wheels appear to be "cast aluminum",
>and that the XLT wheels would therefore be stronger and less susceptible to
>damage. Could this be true?
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>A related question: are you serious 4 wheelers out there seeing damaged
>stock wheels, and if so what wheels are you using?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Roy


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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 98 15:02:04 -0400
From: psmith1 os.dhhs.gov
Subject: FTE 97up - Buying a Ford Expedition

I am planning on ordering a '99 Expediton as soon as they are available
later this summer. I have several questions for any Expediton enthusiasts:

What are all the reviewers talking about regarding the highway steering
sway? Does the Expedition have a steering problem?

What about the height issue: I'm hearing a lot of different versions of
total height to contend with. My concern is fitting an Eddie Bauer (17"
wheels, luggage rack, etc.) into a parking garage with a 6'7" limit. Will
this be possible? Can the cross pieces of the luggage rack be easily
removed? I've heard that the biggest problem is the antenna being the
tallest point. A suggestion was to install a power antenna. Is there room
to do this without a major effort?

What about new features for '99? Any inside word?

Thanks.

Pierre L. Smith


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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 15:59:19 -0500
From: "Union Auto"
Subject: Re: FTE 97up - Buying a Ford Expedition

For 98 the Cross bars are removable, but I don't know for 99 as they're
going to have a lower luggage rack. As for steering sway the Expedition is
tall and catches a lot of wind so it gets blown around (like all other
vehicles of this type) in a crosswind.
Changes for 1999
new colors:
Spruce Green
Harvest Gold
Tropic Green
Deep Wedgewood Blue
Deleted colors
light prairie tan
Vermont green
light denim blue
pacific Green
Restyled front bumper and grille (similar to F-150)
Restyled 16" cast aluminum wheels (delayed availability)
all new 17" styled steel chromed wheels replace aluminum 17" wheels
> Triton V-8 emblems on fenders and liftgate
Green interior deleted and Dark Graphite interior added.
New carpet and seat cloth
Horsepower improved on 4.6L and 5.4L (doesn't say how much)....

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