Hey y'all!
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Hey y'all!
I just bought my first truck a few days ago and I'd like to hear what everyone thinks.
Its a 95 f150 xl 4x4, plain as plain can get. It was actually owned by the state conservation department for its whole life and only has 114,XXX miles on the stock 5.0. I found a maintenance book in the glovebox and it never had more than 500 miles put on it in a month.
Relatively rust free, there is a quarter sized spot starting on the driver side cab corner but everything else is clean. Only other blemish is a 2 inch long gouge in the passenger side door but that doesnt bother me too much right now.
I've been toying with the idea of lifting it and putting a bigger tire on it but not sure which route to take.
4 or 6 in. suspension lift with 33s or 35s? What do you all think?
I dont need it to be a monster but I love the look of this bodystyle with a little lift under it.
Only things I've done to it so far are put in a bedliner, replace the black grille with a chrome one and start to put in a new head unit but last week I went and bought a parts truck and stripped out the headliner, bucket seats and console, and some tube nerf bars.
What else can I do to make this a beautiful truck?
Also I'm not exactly sure how to post an image in my thread but you can see what I'm working with in my gallery.
Cheers!
Its a 95 f150 xl 4x4, plain as plain can get. It was actually owned by the state conservation department for its whole life and only has 114,XXX miles on the stock 5.0. I found a maintenance book in the glovebox and it never had more than 500 miles put on it in a month.
Relatively rust free, there is a quarter sized spot starting on the driver side cab corner but everything else is clean. Only other blemish is a 2 inch long gouge in the passenger side door but that doesnt bother me too much right now.
I've been toying with the idea of lifting it and putting a bigger tire on it but not sure which route to take.
4 or 6 in. suspension lift with 33s or 35s? What do you all think?
I dont need it to be a monster but I love the look of this bodystyle with a little lift under it.
Only things I've done to it so far are put in a bedliner, replace the black grille with a chrome one and start to put in a new head unit but last week I went and bought a parts truck and stripped out the headliner, bucket seats and console, and some tube nerf bars.
What else can I do to make this a beautiful truck?
Also I'm not exactly sure how to post an image in my thread but you can see what I'm working with in my gallery.
Cheers!
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...pics-here.html here is a link to a thread on how to post pics.
Sounds like you got a nice truck. Plenty of smart guys here to give you any help you may need.
Good luck.
Sounds like you got a nice truck. Plenty of smart guys here to give you any help you may need.
Good luck.
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Thank you.
It took me over a month of looking at trucks when I finally came across this one.
Saw the ad on CL and my dad went and checked it out while I was at work, called me and asked for my permission to buy it right then and there, he said it was that good.
He brought it home and I wasnt disappointed one bit; good healthy truck with a lot of potential, ya know?
It took me over a month of looking at trucks when I finally came across this one.
Saw the ad on CL and my dad went and checked it out while I was at work, called me and asked for my permission to buy it right then and there, he said it was that good.
He brought it home and I wasnt disappointed one bit; good healthy truck with a lot of potential, ya know?
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Good find , i like the 95s , it will have a roller motor , and should have SFI with mass air , the best efi system ford made.....Lew
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its got 114,xxx on the dash. Stock as stock can be.
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I'm nowhere near ready to build onto the engine but eventually I'd like to put some good heads, intake, and a few other normal goodies onto it. I got plenty of time cuz this truck isnt going anywhere for a long, long time.
