ok as some of you may have read I bought a 96 f350 that was a repo. the truck has 191000 miles on it. wondering what you all recommend doing. I figure I will change the oil,trans fluid, t-case fluid, and both diffs. Obviously chaeck all the front end parts also. needs 4wd shifter, tires, and batteries. can I fit 35's without lifting it? As for mods what do you recommend on these, I have not had a obs truck just 99 and newer 7.3's. I am thinking down pipe and exhaust, but which one and where should I get it. I assume the chip to have is the dp tuner the same as my superduty's were. what about air intake? I am also going to add some gauges on the pillar. I will post pics a s soon as I can but was looking for opinions from you all.
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06 f350 lariat srw-factory 20's(winter), mb shakers w/35" toyo mt's(summer), chrome package,zoodad, pioneer D3 with rear monitor,riderite air bags, sky jacker leveling kit, air lift air bags in front, 8.2 Boss v-plow, 90 watt corner strobes, 4" magnaflow turbo back exhaust minus the kitty, K&N fipk, coming soon spartan tunes, analog gauges
96 f350 reg cab lb, 7.3 auto 191000miles just gettin started
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Talyn (AKA: William) - Resident Sheep Shearer
1994 - F250 - Direct Injection Turbo Diesel, 5 speed, 4x4, Standard Cab.
Rosewood Stage 1's, 6 pos PHP Tuner, 6637, Midwest Short Throw Shift Kit.
Head over to www.midnightmods.com to see some of my projects.
Midwest Shift Kit- http://www.midnightmods.com/2009/11/...ifter-kit.html
err. sorry.
SD's have electric fuel.
So there are a few others.
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Talyn (AKA: William) - Resident Sheep Shearer
1994 - F250 - Direct Injection Turbo Diesel, 5 speed, 4x4, Standard Cab.
Rosewood Stage 1's, 6 pos PHP Tuner, 6637, Midwest Short Throw Shift Kit.
Head over to www.midnightmods.com to see some of my projects.
Midwest Shift Kit- http://www.midnightmods.com/2009/11/...ifter-kit.html
I don't think you will fit the 35s on there stock.
Do the bumpers sag?
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1997 F250 HD XLT, 4x4, auto, 4.10 limited slip 265/75 KM2s approaching 300k mi
2002 Escape XLT, auto, tow package, Cooper disco STTs, ~80k mi
I dont believe the bumpers sag, what about an intercooler is this a worthwhile mod?
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06 f350 lariat srw-factory 20's(winter), mb shakers w/35" toyo mt's(summer), chrome package,zoodad, pioneer D3 with rear monitor,riderite air bags, sky jacker leveling kit, air lift air bags in front, 8.2 Boss v-plow, 90 watt corner strobes, 4" magnaflow turbo back exhaust minus the kitty, K&N fipk, coming soon spartan tunes, analog gauges
96 f350 reg cab lb, 7.3 auto 191000miles just gettin started
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06 f350 lariat srw-factory 20's(winter), mb shakers w/35" toyo mt's(summer), chrome package,zoodad, pioneer D3 with rear monitor,riderite air bags, sky jacker leveling kit, air lift air bags in front, 8.2 Boss v-plow, 90 watt corner strobes, 4" magnaflow turbo back exhaust minus the kitty, K&N fipk, coming soon spartan tunes, analog gauges
96 f350 reg cab lb, 7.3 auto 191000miles just gettin started
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1997 F250 HD XLT, 4x4, auto, 4.10 limited slip 265/75 KM2s approaching 300k mi
2002 Escape XLT, auto, tow package, Cooper disco STTs, ~80k mi
If you are going to tow a lot an intercooler is a very very good mod. I just got all my parts to install my 6.0 cooler on mine. Also a bigger tranny cooler is a good idea if you tow with it.
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Darin I BLEED BLUE
1976 F250 hboy w/71box 390 "Ol'brown"
1997 F250 HD 7.3 10k 3-4" downpipe w/straightpipe 6637 intake ebpv gone
I put 285's on mine and they rubbed the bumper some so I took off the bumper and shimmed it out some w/longer bolts and some washers
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Ian pronounced E-N just like the letters sound. 97 F350 7.3L Auto 4WD Crew Cab 195K. MODS: HOOOOGA! horn, PO MAN's air intake, Service/Utility bed, 3" DP, Testing that Cat, FPR shim (whoknows PSI), 140v IDM, 2 10K pots. US ARMY OAS, OJE-IFOR, SFOR,2,5, OJG-KFOR, OIF, OEF. To ALL that have served, THANK YOU!
I don't believe you can put any chips in that 1996. You can buy a programmer that works pretty similar. My programmer has three settings... normal, more power and smoke, and lots of power and smoke. I use the middle one and get pretty good mileage and power.
You should really check the antifreeze and make sure the readings are appropriate. Hopefully, the previous owner was on top of that. Go by a CAT store and get the test kit and conditioner.
Last edited by fireman-175; 11-05-2009 at 05:53 PM.
Reason: I forgot a word!
It won't be a problem running a chip on a 96, and you also have PHP and TW to choose from for custom chips (there are also a bunch more but those are the most popular). As for the tires it really depends on the truck, if the front springs have a good amount of sag then chances are that the tires are going to rubb. But with some good springs there are people on here running 315's with stock height, and i'm pretty sure that 315's are equivilant to 35" tires.
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