Good truck????
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Good truck????
i have inheirited this truck. it was my great grandpa's sunday truck that had 50,000 miles on it then my grandpa put another 51,000 on it in less than a year. it is a 1992 ford f150 xlt with a 4.9 efi 2wd and the e40d trans. it has an open diff 3.08s. my questions are is this a good set of wheels? how well will it do in the winter with snow here in nw iowa. will i need chains. also i can not do anything major to it cuase my mom says it reminds her of her siblings that are gone and i cant sell it trade it or change anything major on it. this being said what can i do to make it faster. i know it has a low redline like 3500 rpm. as an example it took me awhile to convince my mom to let me put subs in this truck so yeah fairly limited. What can i do about the crappy alt? no one make a high output alt for the motor. thanks in advance
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... is it a good set of wheels ? ... well, this IS a ford truck enthusiasts website so ... yes 
. it's not going to get you outstanding fuel economy or scintillating performance, but it will make a good daily driver or workhorse.
... if you are looking for things to fix, why not get after that cancer in the box ?
... this type of vehicle is NOT good in the snow. you will want some chains.
... for the alternator, search "3g swap" or something like that . full tutorial showing you how to do it.
. it's not going to get you outstanding fuel economy or scintillating performance, but it will make a good daily driver or workhorse.... if you are looking for things to fix, why not get after that cancer in the box ?
... this type of vehicle is NOT good in the snow. you will want some chains.
... for the alternator, search "3g swap" or something like that . full tutorial showing you how to do it.
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Put a 3.55LS rear axle under it.
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... is it a good set of wheels ? ... well, this IS a ford truck enthusiasts website so ... yes . it's not going to get you outstanding fuel economy or scintillating performance, but it will make a good daily driver or workhorse.
... if you are looking for things to fix, why not get after that cancer in the box ?
... this type of vehicle is NOT good in the snow. you will want some chains.
... for the alternator, search "3g swap" or something like that . full tutorial showing you how to do it.
. it's not going to get you outstanding fuel economy or scintillating performance, but it will make a good daily driver or workhorse.... if you are looking for things to fix, why not get after that cancer in the box ?
... this type of vehicle is NOT good in the snow. you will want some chains.
... for the alternator, search "3g swap" or something like that . full tutorial showing you how to do it.
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