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Old 11-15-2011, 10:12 AM
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Truck Mod Finished. Take a look and give your comments.

First let me thank those on this forum who helped with all the questions I have posted over the past few months. This was very helpful for the process.

My Truck is 2010 F250 4x4 Super Duty with V10.
I added a 2 1/2 inch leveling kit to the front which I ordered from autospringcorp.com (found this kit discussed in a thread on the forum).
I Switched from factory 2" to readylift 5" blocks on the rear. I raised the rear 3" since the rear fender well was less than a half inch higher than the front. This gives me slightly less than an inch of rake in the back. Turned out perfect.
For wheels, I changed from factory 18" rims to 20" machine silver Black Rhino Imperials.
The tires are 35x12.5 R20 Mickey Thompson Baja Atz.
I also added a westin black bull bar and stampede black fender flares.
This completed Phase 1 of my aftermarket mods.
Thanks for the help, check out the pics, and tell me what you guys think.










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Looks very sharp!
 
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Old 11-15-2011, 10:53 AM
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Nice truck. I like what you did
 
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Old 11-15-2011, 11:02 AM
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Tasteful and not "blinged" out. The polished non chrome wheels make it nice.


 
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Old 11-15-2011, 11:03 AM
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It's amazing what a new set of tires and wheels can do to change a truck! Looks great!
 
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Old 11-15-2011, 11:33 AM
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I don't normally like most aftermarket wheels, but those are nice.
 
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Old 11-15-2011, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by DPorter
I don't normally like most aftermarket wheels, but those are nice.

I'm in agreement with this one. I think Ford does a decent job with their wheels but you kind of need an upgrade with the 12.5" wide tires as 7.5" rims (my dually's ar 6.5"!) are a touch shy of the recommended specs.
 
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It's amazing how a simple 2 1/2" lift makes 35 inch tires seem small. It begs for 37's. Nice truck.
 
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Old 11-15-2011, 07:34 PM
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Very nice truck! Really woke her up with these mods. Im thinking of fender flares. How do you like those so far, I understand theyre new still. How was installation, and fitment?
 
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Since you asked what us people think....

I think the truck looks great. I also think 5" blocks in the rear are the wrong way to go, especially with the amount of grunt you can get out of a V10. I'd much rather get that lift via spring than a block. Just my .0025 cents.
 
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Old 11-15-2011, 08:55 PM
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I also think 5" blocks in the rear are the wrong way to go
Just curious because doesnt a stock F350 come with 4" blocks? So 1 more inch is that much worse than the "beefier" truck with the 4" blocks. Again just curious.
 
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Looks nice for sure. How does the bull bar mount to the front? It looks like you have to cut through the bottom skirt. I've been toying with the same type of configuration and wasn't sure how the black tubing would look with the full-chrome front. I think that looks great, especially with the fender flares.
 
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Old 11-16-2011, 11:41 AM
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Thanks guys. The bull bar is a direct bolt on. No cutting or removal necessary. Remove the factory bolts next to the tow hooks. Attach the bull bar to the plate that comes in the kit, then attach the plate to the frame next to the tow hooks. Very easy
 
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well you asked.
the bull bar just kills your approach angle, hangs down too low and just doesn't look right. it might be lower than what it was before the lift, loose it.

your wheel and tire combo look great, as well as the fender flares. a substantial improvement over stock.
 
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Sharp looking, looks like a totally different truck
 


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