Only 847 per wheel? that's not bad at all! lol Yeah i went new on the F250 but found out i would have had no choice within a few years as it all 4 original steelies were about to break through with rust on the inside of them and it would have been a random out of the blue occurrence one day.

I'm just testing the waters there's not much out there for these Expy's unfortunately. What are the thoughts on the harley lights if there are some black in the wheels?

 

I think it would be cool to have Harley lights. Maybe tint the tail lights a bit?
Don't expeditions have the same 6-135mm bolt pattern as F150s? I know on the older expeditions they kept the same as F150 but not sure on newer ones.
Trav

 

I wanted a light tint on them but i was going to get some LED ones first before i tint them.

They do have the same bolt pattern, many people buy F150 rims for thier Expy's on the expedition forum like the F150 harley wheels.

 

To bad they don't have the same bolt pattern as the super dutys. I think the new super duty XLT wheels would look sweet on your expedition.
Trav

 

They kinda do now that you say it. I think here, the price is for the machined aluminum beadlock though. Mist are just laser cut steel. Milling aluminum is a bit more pricey and time consuming lol

 

I like the idea of Harley lights and smoked tails.

 

What about the third brakelight? kinda blends in with the red lol make it match the tails or leave it red? I like all 3 to match but IDK with a red cars its a little different feeling making them match lol

 

Tint it you would end up doing it later anyways. I personally think it would be odd if it was red with smoked other lights but I can't remember if it is as small as my explorer third brake light.
Trav

 

Tint an LED aftermarket so it looks more advanced lol.

 

Way ahead of you man i actually have that same one picked out but in red lol.

 

Red would be better anyways then clear. LOL
Clear would be ok on my Explorer that is white but a red expedition not so much. LOL
Trav

 

Lifted the expy today and put it in jack stands to see the height difference between stock and the 2.75/2 level lift from truxx that I would get. Keep in mind with the lift I would run 33's, I think it will look badass with some bigger rubber on it. Only concern it I have never felt with Independent suspension so I am not sure if anything needs to be added except the strut spacers like brake lines or drop brackets etc. I found that off-roading is a concern because of the high angle the upper a arm is at but I won't wheel much just looking for height really. Once the F250 is done I worn off-road at all unless it's a family trip that I can with everyone inside lol.

 

I've had this vision of what the final product will be of this build and I think it will look killer here is what i am envisioning and these are all side thoughts i have every night when i leave work and i am the only car in the parking lot so i stare at it for a good 3 minutes while i walk to it lol.

first idea is a 36" LED bar mounted between the frame rails on the top of the roof. here's the plan...

I would choose an LED bar such as this one from Tuff LEDs


the gap between rails is 38" and the bar above is 36" so that awould be perfect with 2 1" spaces on either side to mount it nicely.



The caps on top of the rails that cover the screws pop off easily by prying up here:


I would then drill a hole on the metal plate behind the cap here the drivers side would have two one for the mounting screw and one for the power cable:


I also plan on mounting two 6" spot light LED bars ni the grill on either side of the FORD grill emblem:


On all the bars i would smoke the lens' to keep them from standing out even though the roof one will be obvious lol. I am still undecided where i will mount the two switches though this dash is very full lol. I will also be adding an Edge CTS in the corner by of the dash like i did on my F250 in order to monitor other drive train things such as the Tranny temp etc. that kind surprised me on my F250 everything i needed to monitor for the gas motor was in the cluster but there is no tranny temp gauge on the 07 expeditions. This is all ontop of the 3/2" lift with 33'2 on 20" rims and the black headlights. any thoughts?

 

I completely approve of this!!!

 

Jeremy approves initiating bank account liquidation! lol

the nice thing is Tuff LEDs seem to be a very good quality light and that 36" light is only $255 from their site!

What about the switches though I can't think of an ascetically pleasing place to mount them lol.