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Upgrading my 99XL 4x4

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Old 01-27-2015, 06:48 PM
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Upgrading my 99XL 4x4

Bought it several months back.4.6 W with a 5 speed standard transmission. After chasing a vacuum leak and changing out the front calipers and brake hoses, it's been pretty reliable. Bought some stock aluminum Ford wheels off of Craigslist and turned the letters out on the tires.Cranked the T-bar bolts a 1/4 turn on both sides to level it up. Got rid of the old ,rusty step bars on the side with some polished SS ones and matched that with a bull bar on the front. Mounted 2 27W LED floods this weekend. Looking to put a 60-40 Expedition or F150 seat in it and that might do it.



 
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nice truck........ how many miles ?
 
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245k when I bought it. I sent an oil sample in to Blackstone labs soon after I bought it. Sample came back good. Not much loose metals in the oil. Just get a little piston slap when it's cold and uses a little oil. Close to 250k on it now. Shooting for 350k +.
 
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Didn't mention that I did the solder repair to the instrument-odometer . Thanks to this forum, I knew exactly what to do!
 
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