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offroad-list Digest Tue, 04 Apr 2000 Volume: 2000 Issue: 041

In This Issue:
Re: General Questions
Bronco II
Re: General questions
Re: General questions
Re: General questions
Re: [RE :Antenna mount point?]
Re: General questions
Toe-in Setting
SENIOR PIX AND MORE....

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Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 08:35:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: chris coleman yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: General Questions

Joe, I have a 97 Expedition with the 5.4L and 3.73LS
rear end. I average about 14-15 MPG. I highly
recommend getting the LS rear end. Atleast where I
live (WA state), I end up getting the rear end
unloaded on one side a lot due to turning on hills and
the LS rear end has been great. You will find out the
LS rear end will be great while 4x4ing. I can go a
lot of places in 2wd that people with open
differentials have to go into 4wd to get through.
Overall, spending the extra $700 is well worth the
money in driveability.

WHat affects the MPG with the 5.4L is how hard you
drive the truck (ie, how much gas you give it starting
from a dead stop). If you treat the truck like a car,
you mileage will suffer considerably. If you just
take it easy, it will get 15+ MPG. I Have gotten as
high as 20 MPG on the highway.

I recommend the 5.4L if you plan on doing any towing.
I have heard a lot of people that got the 4.6L in the
Expeditions and have regretted it. Most of them
bought a second Expedition and got the 5.4L the second
time around.

Chris "Thermo" Coleman

Joe wrote:
I am considering purchasing a 2000 4X4 F-150. Should
I spend the extra money to get the 3.55 LS rear end,
and approximately how much fuel efficiency is lost by

jumping up to the 5.4 in this setup?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

Joe Stahmer


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From: "Terry" ticnet.com>
Subject: Bronco II
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 10:41:01 -0500

Anybody done front end swaps on the Bronco II? I have a 2wd and a donor 4wd.
Just wowndring if there was anything I should be aware of.


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From: "Jared Templin" hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: General questions
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 12:54:58 PDT

>Joe,
>
> What will the truck be used for? Towing? Offroad fun?
>Daily driver? I have a 00 Supercab 4x4 with 3.55's and the
>4.6 with 5 speed. I use it to play off road and as my work
>truck. If I could have got the 3.73 or a 4.10 I would
>have. If MPGs are a concern get the 3.08 and the 4.6. It
>won't be a speeding bullet but you mileage will be good on
>the hwy. My average is 11.5mpg. Not much but I am not the
>last one to leave the light. ;-)
>

11.5???, my 95 F250, ext cab, 4WD with 7.5 and auto trans gets 11.
Sounds like you have something wrong or Ford really screwed up on these
new motors.

OX
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No kidding....my 94 F250 same combination as OX's gets 13-15 highway and
11-12 at least in a mix of driving.

Jared


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Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 22:46:11 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Bas van der Veer dds.nl>
Subject: Re: General questions

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