Gone to the dark side!
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09-12-2014, 06:38 PM
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Now, I have to determine which tires and what size to go for. Those stockers are horrible. And will this one get Bilstein HD's or 5100's. Not sure if I want to level or not but the price difference between the two is minimal so having the option to level is appealing. The last challenge, is finding a tire shop that wont screw up my wheels. The place I have been going for 15 plus years, has issues damaging the flangeless style wheels. They even replaced and damaged the replacements. So, I'm not sure where to go. Anyone know of a good place in central NH?
Time to make the donuts.....
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09-13-2014, 01:29 PM
I hope it's a '13, cause if it's a '14 those Bilsteins won't fit as the lower strut mount changed for '14 and Bistein has not yet caught up with the times.
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09-14-2014, 07:38 AM
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Yup, I've gone and done it. Jumped off of the V-8s and joined world of V-6s and turbos. Ya, I'm sure a few of you read that subject and figured, oh lord....
The 5.0 in my 11 was ok. It always seemed to be lacking in power but it always got the job done. In spite of the past few months of ongoing electrical gremlins. I used to laugh at folks who complained about how much of a hassle (messy) changing the oil/filter on a 5.0. Boy compared to my EB, it was a breeze.
Now it's time for a couple simple mods/upgrades and hopefully many good and carefree miles.
I will be posting, in the appropriate place a few items for sale, that I no longer need from this truck.
The 5.0 in my 11 was ok. It always seemed to be lacking in power but it always got the job done. In spite of the past few months of ongoing electrical gremlins. I used to laugh at folks who complained about how much of a hassle (messy) changing the oil/filter on a 5.0. Boy compared to my EB, it was a breeze.
Now it's time for a couple simple mods/upgrades and hopefully many good and carefree miles.
I will be posting, in the appropriate place a few items for sale, that I no longer need from this truck.
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09-14-2014, 11:16 AM
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Yup, it's a 13. No worries. I believe the 14 is just an early release of the 15 style set up. Probably makes sense for them to hold off and figure out if it's a 1 year set up or not. I certainly wouldn't spend the engineering budget for that....
Not sure about tires yet. Something with a better all terrain tread and E range. I don't want to think about what I might do to P-Metric tires.
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09-14-2014, 02:52 PM
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09-14-2014, 03:47 PM
I had BFG Rugged Terrain tires on my 08 F150 and liked them. They rode nice and had good traction in the snow. They were only okay in the rain, they would spin a little easier than I thought they should. About 5,000 miles ago I put a set of Good Year Wrangler Adventures on my 2012. I haven't driven them in the snow yet, however in all other conditions I like them. The are quite on most road surfaces. They are good in the dirt, mud and rain. I've read tons of reviews and they are supposed to be good in the snow. Tire Rack has some good information.
I also tow a couple trailers and feel these tires are a good upgrade over the stock Wrangler SRAs that came on the truck. I bought the P rated tires, they also come in LT. I thought the LTs would be overkill for my needs.
I also tow a couple trailers and feel these tires are a good upgrade over the stock Wrangler SRAs that came on the truck. I bought the P rated tires, they also come in LT. I thought the LTs would be overkill for my needs.
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09-19-2014, 04:09 AM
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I ran the new Wrangler AT (Adventurer or something like that). This is the one that replaced the old Silent Armour. I was happy with those and may go for another set. ANYTHING would be better than these pirelli scorpion atr. I've yet to find anything that is good about them.
The hard part is determining what size I want to go to. I am not a fan of P-metric tires and will get an E-Range LT, but what fits without any hassles. Granted I have a set of Bilstein 5100's in my garage that I will be putting on soon so I can work with a variety of sizes. But this is my first truck with 20's and I've not paid attention to members posting what works and what doesn't. I knew what fit when running 18's. Just another learning curve.... One things for sure, I'm amazed at how quickly you can feel the stock struts/shocks go soft. 2500 miles on the clock and they offer little control.
The hard part is determining what size I want to go to. I am not a fan of P-metric tires and will get an E-Range LT, but what fits without any hassles. Granted I have a set of Bilstein 5100's in my garage that I will be putting on soon so I can work with a variety of sizes. But this is my first truck with 20's and I've not paid attention to members posting what works and what doesn't. I knew what fit when running 18's. Just another learning curve.... One things for sure, I'm amazed at how quickly you can feel the stock struts/shocks go soft. 2500 miles on the clock and they offer little control.
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